EAST SIDE FADEAWAY I danced real close to pretty liars knowing well they were wrong and I’ve chased one too many fires that had no right to burn for so long Never holding back, it made no difference if I won or lost the game When you survive a blaze of glory all you get in the end is an east side fadeaway
I’ve broken bread with kings, queens, and servants all the same I’ve kissed fame a hundred times over but no one ever remembers my name Mistakes I’ve made have led to wars and I never even got the blame Because the sun sets strong in the west the rest’s just an east side fadeaway
Can’t change the cards that your dealt just the way that you play Even if the results always end up the same go all in when it feels right and when it’s not you hold do it all for the rush never do it for gold
I broke your heart two times or maybe three, because I thought you would stay I convinced myself I was stone when I knew deep inside was just clay I’m a fool to think that things would ever, ever go my way because even when we shared the spotlight all I got was the shade of an east side fadeaway
