I can't see where we started, I'm losing track of all my lines
I can't see where we parted, I'm losing sight of better times
I can say my heart is ever yearning
I can play my part and say I'm learning
They can say the world is ever turning
But I can feel the brush of closing curtains
The show's over
The crowd has gone to bed
There's a pounding in my head, but
I'm stone sober
My head hangs in a final bow
The show's over now
The show's over
The crowd has gone to bed
There's a pounding in my head, but
I'm stone sober
My head hangs in a final bow
The show's over now
So I throw my life into the play
Each sold out show, each matinee
What a fool I was to say the show is over
And though the night is at an end
The sun will rise, I'll love again
And now nobody can pretend the show is over, over