Take A Bow

The flowers are faded now, along with your letters
 They will never see the light of day 'cause I'll never take them out
 And 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, oh
 So take a bow 'cause you've taken everything else
 You played the part, and like a star, you played it so well (played it so well)
 Take a bow 'cause this scene is comin' to an end
 I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend, so now take a bow
 And 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 throwin' away the pain
 And you should know that your performance
 It made me stronger now
 So take a bow 'cause you've taken everything else
 You played the part, and like a star, you played it so well (played it so well)
 Take a bow 'cause this scene is comin' to an end
 I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend, so now take a bow
 Well there must've been sleight of hand
 'Cause I still can't understand
 How I could never see just what a fool believes
 Mmh, 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've taken everything else (you've taken everything else)
 You played the part, and like a star, you played it so well (so well)
 Take a bow 'cause this scene is comin' to an end
 I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend, so now
 Take a bow 'cause you've taken everything else
 You played the part (I gave you all my love, I gave you all my love)
 Take a bow 'cause this scene is comin' to an end
 I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend, so now take a bow
 Take a bow