The Tarnished Star
A half step slower than yesterday
a little pain won’t go away
not quite as strong
not near as high
a younger man has passed him by
the tarnished star.
He works so hard, he gives his all
but new stars rise while old stars fall
he was so bright, a brilliant light,
but now a flicker in the night
the tarnished star
The cheers are fading, fans have thinned
some people yell what’s wrong with him
he was so good, he once was great
but every man must meet this fate
the tarnished star
Some people say that he is through
the old must usher in the new
and they don’t know, and they don’t care
of all he did in yester years
the tarnished star.
A terrible scene I see in life
is men who fight with all their might
to stay on top, to be the best
when they are doomed to join the rest
of tarnished stars.
So here’s some wisdom I have viewed
do all you can while in your youth
just give your all and strive to win
cause little boys become old men
and tarnished stars
c-copyright 1988 Stephen Funderburk