Elvis Costello - For The Stars - Текст песни

The stars were so much brighter then, 
They dim and die, 
So why pretend 
The sky goes on forever: 
But if they fade as science teaches, 
Poets lose the power of speech. 
Waste paper, ink and feather. 

If I'd taken up the trumpet 
As I should have done, 
Then I wouldn't be 
Always losing sleep, 
While I'm trying to make this rhyme. 

For the stars 
Were so much, 
They were so much brighter then. 
If I couldn't put a price on your head, 
What's the use of me trying 
For the stars? 

The morning comes, the days are 
Just the time between 
Until the dusk, 
When we can be together, 

If I'd taken up the drums 
And I could play in time, 
If I had the power, 
Would I be wond'ring how, 
I'm ever going to write this down. 

For the stars 
Were so much, 
They were so much brighter then. 
If I couldn't put a price on your head, 
Then what's the use of me trying 
For the stars?