The lights go dim, I see you smiling there I\'m standing miles away, breathing in the air Watching you laugh with him, a perfect frame I know the script, but I don\'t have a name Just a shadow in the corner, playing the game Is walking away the only way to care? I fold the photograph, a secret that I bear I keep it silent, yeah, I wouldn\'t dare To break the illusion that we were ever a pair I don\'t have the right, to say goodbye How could I dim the light, in your sky? I have to hide, the tears that I deny Pretending I\'m okay, with a practiced lie Just a face in the crowd, watching life pass me by Ooh, pass me by... I\'m just the audience tonight (Yeah, yeah) The hardest role to play is the friend you know Clapping my hands while I\'m dying inside, slow You look so happy, glowing like a gem I\'m just a footnote in your story with him \'Cause I don\'t have the right, to ask for more I\'m standing on the outside of your door My heart is sore, but I\'ve been here before Smiling through the pain, straight down to the core ( Ooh, straight to the core, yeah!) The curtain falls, the show comes to an end I’ll play the part, I’ll always be your friend But God knows, it\'s getting hard to pretend! No, I don\'t have the right, to make you stay I’ll turn into the stardust, fade away You’ll never know, the price I had to pay To watch you love another, day after day! ( Day after day, yeah-eah!) As long as you are happy... I’ll walk away.