Beauty Fades Lyrics

She carries herself like a pretty woman
maybe she was one once
do I see my future,
in her presence
i cant stop staring
a shopping cart is all she has now
and a bleeding heart never paid the bills and
beauty fades

down on sunset boulevard
no one stops to look at her
no one notices her figure
men once fought to get her name
her hair was long and coloured blonde
her lashes curled up to the sun with
black mascara

ooh keep your feet focussed
forward on the sidewalk
on the stars
on another day
'cause beauty fades
like the sun in march
like the rain in may
beauty fades
like the secret truth
of a summer day
beauty fades
beauty fades
i like to drive into the hills
of laurel canyon
i like the houses and the trees
i like the money in my bank account
and its running out
but ill worry about that
another day
as beauty fades

ooh people they dont want you
when you're ugly
when they've taken everything
you had to offer away
away away away
'cause beauty fades
like the sun in march
like the rain in may
beauty fades
like the secret truth
of a summer day
beauty fades
beauty fades

summertime i watch the girls go by
dressed in their summer clothes
maybe theres another truth
awaiting them
i will never know
they wait they way
waiting for someone to say
i choose you
and carry them away
away away away

beauty fades
like the sun in march
like the rain in may
beauty fades
like the secret truth
of a summer day
beauty fades
beauty fades

pretty girls do what you can
while you're still pretty

the lines around the eyes are the first to show
so hide your age gracefully

(Thanks to Ffion for these lyrics)