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Born in Kansas on an ordinary plain

Ran to New York but ran away from fame

Only seventeen when all your dreams came true

But all you wanted was someone to undress you

And all the stars you kissed could never ease the pain

Still the grace remains and though the face has changed

 And you're still the same

 And it's a long long way from where you want to be

 And it's a long long road but you're too blind to see

Frame of silence of an innocence divine

Is a dangerous creation when you fail the test of time

And all the photographs of ghosts of long ago

Still they hurt you so won't let you go

 And you still don't know

 And it's a long long way from where you want to be

 And it's a long long road but you're too blind to see

When you look around yourself now do you recognize the girl

The one who broke a thousand hearts terrified the world

And all the stars you kissed could never ease the pain

And if the face has changed the grace remains

 And you're still the same

 And it's a long long way from where you want to be

 And it's a long long road but you're too blind to see

 And it's a long long way from where you want to be