I Was Meant for the Stage

I was meant for the stage

I was meant for the curtain

I was meant to tread these boards

Of this much I am certain

I was meant for the crowd

I was meant for the shouting

I was meant to raise these hands with quiet all about me

Oh, whoa...

Mother, please be proud

Father, be forgiving

Even though you told me, "Son, you'll never make a living"

Oh, whoa...

And from the floor boards to the flies

Here I was fated to reside

And as I take my final bow

Was there ever any doubt?

And as the spotlights fade away

And you're escorted through the foyer

You will resume your callow ways

But I was meant for the stage

The heavens at my birth

Intended me for stardom

Rays of light shone down on me

And all my sins were pardoned

I was meant for applause

I was meant for derision

Nothing short of fate itself has affected my decision

Oh, whoa...

From the floorboards to the flies

Here I was fated to reside

And as I take my final bow

Was there ever any doubt?

And as the spotlights fade away

and you're escorted through the foyer

You will resume your callow ways

But I was meant for the stage