The flowers all faded now
Along with your letters
They will never
See the light of day
'Cause I'll never take them out
There's no turning back
It's for the better
Baby I deserve
More than empty words and promises

I believed everything you said
And I gave you the best I had

So take a bow
'Cause you're taking everything else
You played the part
Like a star you played it so well
Take a bow
'Cause the scene is coming to an end
I gave you love
All you gave me was pretense
So now, take a bow

The future's about to change
Before you know it
The curtain closes
Take a look around
There's no one in the crowd
I'm throwing away the pain
And you should know that
Your performance
Made me stronger now

So take a bow
'Cause you're taking everything else
You played the part
Like a star you played it so well
Take a bow
'Cause the scene is coming to an end
I gave you love
All you gave me was pretense
So now, take a bow

Well it must have been slight of hand
'Cause I still can't understand
Oh I could never see
Just what a fool believes
But the lies they start to show
Tell me how does it feel
To know right now
That I won't be around
So baby before I put you out

Take a bow
'Cause you're taking everything else
You played the part
Like a star you played it so well
Take a bow
'Cause the scene is coming to an end
I gave you love
All you gave me was pretense
So now, take a bow

'Cause you're taking everything else
You played the part
Like a star you played it so well
Take a bow
'Cause the scene is coming to an end
I gave you love
All you gave me was pretense
So now, take a bow