When she was little she wanted to act
To see herself on the big screen
She wanted the world to love her
So she followed her dreams and they came true
She starred and the world embraced her
Then the work began to dry up for her
They said she was not young anymore
She felt her starlight glow begin to flicker
Young lovers deserted from her side
She was made to feel isolated and all alone
No money coming in, she was soon forgotten
Lost the big home she could not afford anymore
No one sees the actress that the years have forgot
She only sees the world in black and white
Even the home she lives in, do not want to keep her
Now she is starring in her final role
The movie plays out in her drunken mind
She sees her acting out being a bag lady
Roaming the streets in old age, scavenging for food
She will never know the truth in her own reality
So the Winter cold comes stalking down the alleys
Somewhere a lone figure lays unmoving in newspapers
No one comes near because no one really cares
They take away the body of a frozen bag lady to the morgue
A long forgotten actress that once shone so bright
copyright Chris Smith 2009
To see herself on the big screen
She wanted the world to love her
So she followed her dreams and they came true
She starred and the world embraced her
Then the work began to dry up for her
They said she was not young anymore
She felt her starlight glow begin to flicker
Young lovers deserted from her side
She was made to feel isolated and all alone
No money coming in, she was soon forgotten
Lost the big home she could not afford anymore
No one sees the actress that the years have forgot
She only sees the world in black and white
Even the home she lives in, do not want to keep her
Now she is starring in her final role
The movie plays out in her drunken mind
She sees her acting out being a bag lady
Roaming the streets in old age, scavenging for food
She will never know the truth in her own reality
So the Winter cold comes stalking down the alleys
Somewhere a lone figure lays unmoving in newspapers
No one comes near because no one really cares
They take away the body of a frozen bag lady to the morgue
A long forgotten actress that once shone so bright
copyright Chris Smith 2009
heartbreaking but so true of so many that people choose not to see.
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