I've been told 'bout living like a star
Hotel Rich, champagne and ca viar
But no one ever showed me the re verse
And that really hurts, babe, it really hurts
They try to sell your body and you soul
It's the price you pay for rock'n roll
And no one understands it, how you feel
For it's so un real, oh, it's so un real
Baby, don't you cry for me
It's an illu sion, just an illu sion
I thought I knew what like should be
It's an illu sion, just an illu sion
When critics cruci fy your latest show
Another drink and then you lose con trol
But then on stage I feel a fire burn
There is no re turn ; I'm always on the run
I give it to you, babe, with all my heart
For it's not too late, baby, it's not too late
Baby, don't you cry for me
It's an illu sion, just an illu sion
I thought I knew what like should be
It's an illu sion, just an illu sion
Baby, don't you cry for me
It's an illu sion, just an illu sion
I thought I knew what like should be
It's an illu sion, just an illu sion