Key: E
Introduction:
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I took my baby on a river boat cruise
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And she was well aware
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I was excited about the way things could have been
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Cause in it I don't care
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I want a face no one can recognize, in disguise
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Someone called out my name
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They thought of taking pictures, autographs, then they grab
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My joy has turned to pain
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Father always told me, you won't live a quiet life
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If you're reaching for fortune and fame
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I feel the pressure setting in, I'm living just to win
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I'm down in my pain, don't you feel it?
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It's the price of fame, you pay the price of fame
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So don't be feelin' no pain!
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It's the price of fame, it's the price of fame
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So don't you ever complain!
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I'm on the cover of the magazine, what a scene
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They know my every do's
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Just sign your name on the dotted line, you'll be fine
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that always bothers me
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Get in your car, you wanna take a ride, look behind
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Someone is following you
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You try to get away you turn real fast, but too bad
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They know your every move!
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My father always told me, you won't live a quiet life
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If you're reaching for fortune and fame
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I feel the pressure setting in, I'm living just to win
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I bleed all this pain, don't you ever complain!
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It's the price of fame, you pay the price of fame
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So don't you ever complain!
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It's the price of fame, it's the price of fame
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So don't be feelin' no pain!
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It's the price of fame, you pay the price of fame!
(Father never lies, my father never lies, My father never lies)
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Price of fame, price of fame!
(So don't be feelin' this way boy!)
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I'd like to take some time and get away, then they'll say,
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Is that boy still alive?
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The week in village what a thrill
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Only the strong survive
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My father always told me, you won't live a quiet life,
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They startin' to wonderin' where have you been?
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I feel their envious looks at me, Their mistaken jealousy
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Then stand here in my shoes, and then get a taste of my blues!
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It's the price of fame, you pay the price of fame
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so don't you ever complain!
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It's the price of fame, you pay the price of fame
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So don't be feelin' this way!
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It's the price of fame, you pay the price of fame
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so don't you ever complain!
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It's the price of fame, you pay the price of fame!
(Father never lies, my father never lies baby)
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Price of fame, price of fame!
So don't be feelin' no pain boy!