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(Dolly Parton)

We sang a love song the day that we met
You thought that we made the perfect duet
You liked my performance so you wanted to know
If I would stay on as the star of the show.

And beautiful music we made for a time
Till she changed our tune and you added new lines
Our duet arrangement became a trio
Now you want a star, but I just think you should know.

Chorus:
I don’t play second fiddle in nobody’s band
And I'm no back-up singer and I won’t be a fan
And I'm nobody’s co-star I just play leading rolls
And I don’t want the part, don’t want a part
Won’t play a part unless it’s star of the show.

Oh, she’s stealing the show that’s been so dear to my heart
She’s changing our song 'til I’m not sure of my part
She sharing the spotlight and there’s not room for both
Now one or the other is the star of the show, the other goes.

Life is a show and the show will go on
The world is stage, loves an act we perform
There’s always some new act somewhere up the road
And I’ll always be staring in somebodies' show.

Chorus:
I don’t play second fiddle in nobody’s band
And I'm no back-up singer and I won’t be a fan
And I'm nobody’s co-star I just play leading rolls
And I don’t want the part, don’t want a part
Won’t play a part unless it’s star of the show.

Chorus:
I don’t play second fiddle in nobody’s band
And I'm no back-up singer and I won’t be a fan
And I'm nobody’s co-star I just play leading rolls
And I don’t want the part, don’t want a part
Won’t play a part unless it’s star of the show.

If I don’t star in your show
Well I’m still a star and I can still go
You know I got to be, I got to be the star of the show...
(Dolly Parton)      We sang a love song the day that we met   You thought that we made the perfect duet   You liked my performance so you wanted to know   If I would stay on as the star of the show.      And beautiful music we made for a time   Till she changed our tune and you added new lines   Our duet arrangement became a trio   Now you want a star, but I just think you should know.      Chorus:   I don’t play second fiddle in nobody’s band   And I'm no back-up singer and I won’t be a fan   And I'm nobody’s co-star I just play leading rolls   And I don’t want the part, don’t want a part   Won’t play a part unless it’s star of the show.      Oh, she’s stealing the show that’s been so dear to my heart   She’s changing our song 'til I’m not sure of my part   She sharing the spotlight and there’s not room for both   Now one or the other is the star of the show, the other goes.      Life is a show and the show will go on   The world is stage, loves an act we perform   There’s always some new act somewhere up the road   And I’ll always be staring in somebodies' show.      Chorus:   I don’t play second fiddle in nobody’s band   And I'm no back-up singer and I won’t be a fan   And I'm nobody’s co-star I just play leading rolls   And I don’t want the part, don’t want a part   Won’t play a part unless it’s star of the show.      Chorus:   I don’t play second fiddle in nobody’s band   And I'm no back-up singer and I won’t be a fan   And I'm nobody’s co-star I just play leading rolls   And I don’t want the part, don’t want a part   Won’t play a part unless it’s star of the show.      If I don’t star in your show   Well I’m still a star and I can still go   You know I got to be, I got to be the star of the show...