I'll never be like you You know that I've tried to But no one can touch you Whatever I do, I'll never be you Could wear the right faces Be in all the right places Saw myself to be famous as you Wouldn't do, I'll never be you I could be a movie star My star right on the boulevard Still won't get to where you are You're perfect, it's true, I'll never be you Just to let you know Yeah, yeah Nothing lasts forever, so Yeah, yeah Don't think you own the world You never will, you never can, sorry, you don't understand But baby, all I know is I will never be you Play all the right cards You're the one on the top charts You're everyone's sweetheart They like what you do, but I'll never be you You say I'll be happy If I do what you tell me But you don't even hear me So I say that we're through and I'll never be you I could be a movie star
My star right on the boulevard Still won't get to where you are You're perfect, it's true, I'll never be you Just to let you know Yeah, yeah Nothing lasts forever, so Yeah, yeah Don't think you own the world You never will, you never can, sorry, you don't understand But baby, all I know is I will never be you I'm a shooting star and I play the part But you push too far When I crash and fall, you don't care at all So now I'm standing tall Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Nothing lasts forever, so Yeah, yeah Don't think you own the world You never will, you never can, sorry, you don't understand But baby, all I know is I will never be, never be you Yeah, yeah Nothing lasts forever, so Yeah, yeah Don't think you own the world You never will, you never can, sorry, you don't understand But baby, all I know is I will never be, never be you