作词 : Rod Slaughter 作曲 : Rod Slaughter One by one the curtains fall But I’m not prepared for that at all Without acting, I do not exist Look and you will see that there is No one left behind the mask I had myself all surgically removed The party’s done, the mouse has roared And the lady killers are no more They’re all forgotten and replaced I feel like I have been erased The seventies have hit me hard It’s not the world that I was growing used to Now you’ve laid the script out on the table Claiming no one else is able To play the role as well as I Play the part exactly like I used to A bumbling fool from the French Surete The most famous of characters I’ve ever made My talent deserves a more serious role I have one in mind if truth could be told My psychic has warned this could be my demise But I’m not that concerned as I’ve already died And so, with reluctance, I’ll join with you, Blake And hope that this doesn’t wind up a mistake I once believed I would dissolve If I didn’t continue to evolve The offers came at a frantic pace For the actor of a thousand faces Now I’m forced to swallow hard And play the part exactly like I used to