Stars Burn Out

The old world died and it changed your luck
So you swallowed your pride but you came unstuck
And then they carried you home on a forfeit truck

You turned forty, you looked older
This winter, it seems colder
Where's the rainbow you were told about?
But does anyone know why stars burn out?

It's a one-act play with a tragic end
Where the hero chokes and his old girlfriend
She writes an exposé of his sad descent

She says she saw it coming
So why didn't she do something?
Her book leaves no one in doubt
But can anyone say why stars burn out?

Some lose out to their demons
Some fading, some dreaming
Some facing and some scream and shout
But does anyone know why stars burn out?
But does anyone know why stars burn out?
But tell me, anyone know why stars burn out?