Story Behind The Song
Prompted by an article that I read on Doris Day
Song Description
Asking questions in a song that are never likely to be asked of a once well known actress who disappeared from social life.
| Song Length |
2:56 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, R & B - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Composed |
Subject |
Movies |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
DD
What is it like to fall?
For one so big and yet you felt so small
Though I hear you prefer it and like it this way
Is that because there?s no pretence left to maintain
You were a star in every way
Till you had to go and throw it away
No sign to your friends when in town
Funny hats and scarves to hide behind
Hiding from the dust and the dirt?
Are you saving yourself from being hurt?
Where are you now? Does it work out? As you?d have want?
And do you count? The full amount of what you lost
But I see you still smiling
I see all it in black and white
What are you really hiding?
I just can?t quite work it all out
Do you?
And are you amused?
Does it work out?
For the star that everyone knew
Or the star that they thought they knew
For the star that no one really knew