DISAPPOINTMENT
AND THE LIGHTS GO DOWN
AND THE CURTAIN FALLS
AND YOU STAND ALL ALONE ON THE STAGE.
AND THERE'S NO APPLAUSE
FROM THE ABSENT CROWD
YOU WERE BRILLIANT BUT NO ONE CAME.
AND YOU CAN'T LOOK OUT
AND YOU CAN'T LOOK IN
SO YOU WATCH YOUR DREAMS DISSOLVE
AND YOU TURN TO STAND
AND THE WAVES ROLL IN
AND YOU LEARN HOW TO CRY OUT LOUD