John Prine - A Star, A Jewel, And A Hoax lyrics

He's a star But he didn't get as far As those who idolized his ways and means To prepare themselves To be better human beings Well they understood more than he had meant to say In his day But that's okay She's a j**el But her tactics are so cruel And her past affairs smelled cheap Like the perfume in her hair She lives Another life but not her own On an imaginary throne In the sky She's afraid to die Great thoughts don't come To those who try to hard To interpretate what's going on In the minds back yard So I'll leave Lest you think that I'm a hoax Like these other folks In my song Good-bye so long