Lyrics

I am a star in a scene full of actors With method, ability, bona fide clout And I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger But my famous last scene was edited out When I was a boy I ran through the wilderness Dodging the photos and wooing the crowd I'd carry a rifle and save drownin' puppies And ride off with some lovely lady I found And I am a star in a scene full of actors With method, ability, bona fide clout And I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger But my famous last scene was edited out I stepped into frame at the edge of a river A thousand feet deep and a mile across I gave all I had and finally made it over Found out when I got there the cameras were off I am a star in a scene full of actors With method, ability, bona fide clout And I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger But my famous last scene was edited out Take these bright white lights out of my vision Tell the onlookers "put your cameras away" No heavy gold trophies will be given And there is no script for what I want to say Now I am an old man longing for peace A place to sit quiet where no one can tell That I ever read one line on a stage And the only role I play is myself And I am a star in a scene full of actors With method, ability, bona fide clout And I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger But my famous last scene was edited out