Phil Ochs - Fallen Star Lyrics

I was taking my pleasure in a bar I called home When an old friend appeared at the door He was filled with bad whiskey, so he didn’t see me As he stumbled the sawdust filled floor He was famous for filling our halls with his songs Till the words and the music ran dry Soon the backstage buffoons and their parasite friends Chased a new shooting star through the sky (chorus) falling star you know who you are You toyed with the notion of failure Like kids play with bugs in a jar You wouldn’t believe it could happen to you But this time you’ve fallen to far. Once the news of his comeback was filling the trades So the critics came loading their guns Oh I watched how they cursed him, nuzzling their drinks He was finished before he’d begun (chorus) falling star you know who you are You were buying a round for our table When they brought out the feathers and tar You laughed when I said it could happen to you You’ve already fallen too far. Falling asleep at the table Mumbling your prayers to the floor Paying the bill, we bid you farewell And quietly slipped out the door Oh the night quickly passed in an alchohol haze That fire don’t ever burn long But the lesson I learned in the bar room that night Still burns in the words of this song (chorus) falling star you know who you are You toyed with the notion of failure Like kids play with bugs in a jar You wouldn’t believe it could happen to you But this time you’ve fallen too far This time you’ve fallen too far Phil Ochs Lyrics Fallen Star Lyrics