My leading lady is gone   And it's so hard to go on   Without the part she played   My life's just an empty stage      Though she's a hard act to follow   I thought I'd find somebody by now   But she's a hard act to follow   Her leavin' brought the whole house down      She was so right for the part   The way she fit right into my heart   After the love she gave   Who could ever take her place?      'Cause she's a hard act to follow   I thought I'd find somebody by now   But she's a hard act to follow   Her leavin' brought the whole house down      Without the part she played   My life's just an empty stage      'Cause she's a hard act to follow   I thought I'd find somebody by now   She's a hard act to follow   Her leavin' brought the whole house down      A hard act to follow   Her leavin' brought the whole house down