again, you packed up slammed the door, i fell out in peace   an hour later i wake up to the jangle of your keys   it seems you can’t do nothin’ right, all your papers in a heap   the night before your big exam and you drink your self to sleep      if you’re gonna leave me go ahead, but i don’t believe your threats   i’ll surely miss your body but it’s your mind i won’t forget      my brilliant star, you flicker off and on   my brilliant star, your self-defeating whims pull you closer to the sun      you used to write me poetry when you were so inspired   you rivaled yeats but lately all you do is sit around and cry   so you got yourself a new job that’s sucking out your life   sixty grand in student loans and now you don’t want to write      you want to get yourself a brush and eisel, paint up on the bridge   but i know you all too well girl and i’m afraid that you can’t swim      my brilliant star, you flicker off and on   my brilliant star…      you’re headed for a crash   ninety million miles, give or take-   you’re still far away as the sun’s going down      my brilliant star, you flicker off and on   my brilliant star, you’re self-defeating…