I Was Meant For the Stage

I was meant for the stage
 I was meant for the curtain
 I was meant to tread these boards
 Of this much I am certain
 I was meant for the crowd
 I was meant for the shouting
 I was meant to raise these hands with quiet all about me
 Oh, whoa...
 Mother, please be proud
 Father, be forgiving
 Even though you told me, "Son, you'll never make a living"
 Oh, whoa...
 And from the floor boards to the flies
 Here I was fated to reside
 And as I take my final bow
 Was there ever any doubt?
 And as the spotlights fade away
 And you're escorted through the foyer
 You will resume your callow ways
 But I was meant for the stage
 The heavens at my birth
 Intended me for stardom
 Rays of light shone down on me
 And all my sins were pardoned
 I was meant for applause
 I was meant for derision
 Nothing short of fate itself has affected my decision
 Oh, whoa...
 From the floorboards to the flies
 Here I was fated to reside
 And as I take my final bow
 Was there ever any doubt?
 And as the spotlights fade away
 and you're escorted through the foyer
 You will resume your callow ways
 But I was meant for the stage