You're always on the prowl
for someone to make you look better
and when you come to town
your subjects all gather together
you're living to impress the ones you love the best
the ones who think they know you, but they're fooled

your reputation preceeds you
small town good boy makes it big
30 years pass way too soon 
and what do you have to show for it
the stage and the limelight
might comfort you at night
but do they satify your soul oh no

you set the stage for your success
you stack the odds in your favor
the limelight only shows your best
applause becomes your savior
you changed the game you broke the rules
and you're proud of your behavior
a face so kind, a heart so cruel, who is the fool

all the loves you've ever had and soon no longer needed
left confused and feeling sad, their shattered hearts left bleeding
and as the years fly quickly by will you end up alone
for when the fooled become the wise the pain will be your own

you're living to impress the ones you love the best
but will it satisfy your soul

you set the stage for your success
you stack the odds in your favor
the limelight only shows your best
applause becomes your savior
you changed the game you broke the rules
and you're proud of your behavior
a face so kind, a heart so cruel, who is the fool