My life is a stage, music's my trade   I play the crowd's request   The songs they like the best in a style      But once in a while when no one's around   I get my guitar down and play it from the heart   And I don't play no part, it's real, it's just what I feel      Let this be a song for me   Yours is next but this song's mine   Oh, this song's mine   Yours is next but this song's mine      This won't take long, it's just a song   Just a player's mood, it might not mean much to you   But you're kind for takin' the time      So, when I'm done, I'll play you one   Anything you choose but right now I'd rather do my own   So, don't sing along      Let this be a song for me   Yours is next but this song's mine   Oh, this one's mine, play it for you some other time   Yours is next but this song is mine