Janis Ian — The Last Comeback

[Verse 1] Roll out the red carpet, let me in Here I am knocking down the door again Broken dreams—broken lives In the end, only hope survives Only hope survives [Chorus] These are the songs nobody wanted This is the voice that no one heard This is the show that no one came to The lights are down—the stage is black I'm ready now for the last comeback The lights are down—the stage is black I'm ready now for thе last comeback (Comeback, comeback, comеback) [Verse 2] I fear the anger and the greed Shallow as the heart I let you see I'm frightened by the hunger and the shame Of selling out a soul for a well-known name Just a well-known name [Chorus] These are the nights no one really remembers These are the stages time forgets These are the shows that no one came to The lights are down—the stage is black I'm ready for the last comeback It's what I want, it's what I need It's only make believe [Verse 3] What'cha gonna do when time runs out? Nobody remembers your name now It's in the heart—it's in the eyes But you know the fire never dies No, the fire never dies [Chorus] These are the songs nobody wanted This is the voice that no one heard This is the show that no one came to The lights are down—the stage is black I'm ready now for the last comeback The lights are down—the stage is black I'm ready now for the last comeback The lights are down—the stage is black I'm ready now for the last comeback [Outro] I can see the writing on the wall I can see the writing on the wall (Waiting for the comeback) I can see the writing on the wall I can see the writing on the wall (Waiting for the comeback, waiting for the comeback) (Waiting for the comeback, waiting for the comeback) I can see the writing on the wall