[ti:rise and fall] [ar:craig david] [al:slicker than your average] [00:01.93] [00:05.80]craig david - rise and fall [00:10.89](feat. sting) [00:16.04] [00:23.19]sometimes in life you feel the fight is over, [00:28.92]and it seems as though the writings on the wall, [00:34.18]superstar you finally made it, [00:36.93]but once your picture becomes tainted, [00:39.83]it's what they call, [00:42.68]the rise and fall [00:46.14] [00:47.23]i always said that i was gonna make it, [00:50.26]now it's plain for everyone to see, [00:52.92]but this game i'm in don't take no prisoners, [00:55.71]just casualties, [00:58.63]i know that everything is gonna change, [01:01.52]even the friends i knew before me go, [01:04.05]but this dream is the life i've been searching for, [01:10.24]started believing that i was the greatest, [01:13.03]my life was never gonna be the same, [01:15.87]cause with the money came a different status, [01:18.61]that's when things change, [01:21.10]now i'm too concerned with all the things i own, [01:24.50]blinded by all the pretty girls i see, [01:26.80]i'm beginning to lose my integrity [01:32.12]sometimes in life you feel the fight is over, [01:36.66]and it seems as though the writings on the wall, [01:42.28]superstar you finally made it, [01:44.93]but once your picture becomes tainted, [01:47.77]it's what they call, [01:50.55]the rise and fall [01:54.23] [01:55.17]i never used to be a troublemaker, [01:58.10]now i don't even wanna please the fans, [02:00.91]no autographs,no interviews,no pictures,and less demands, [02:07.23]given advice that was clearly wrong, [02:10.05]the type that seems to make me feel so right, [02:12.43]but some things you may find can take over your life, [02:18.53]burnt all my bridges now i've run out of places, [02:21.60]and there's nowhere left for me to turn, [02:24.29]been caught in comprimising situations, [02:27.02]i should have learnt, [02:30.01]from all those times i didn't walk away, [02:32.91]when i knew that it was best to go, [02:35.26]is it too late to show you the shape of my heart, [02:41.31]sometimes in life you feel the fight is over, [02:46.95]and it seems as though the writings on the wall, [02:52.32]superstar you finally made it, [02:55.14]but once your picture becomes tainted, [02:57.93]it's what they call, [03:00.78]the rise and fall [03:04.61] [03:05.23]now i know, [03:07.78]i made mistakes, [03:10.61]think i don't care, [03:12.77]but you don't realise what this means to me, [03:16.63]so let me have, [03:18.41]just one more chance, [03:21.50]i'm not the man i used to be, [03:25.68]used to beeeeeeeeeee [03:26.66]sometimes in life you feel the fight is over, [03:31.86]and it seems as though the writings on the wall, [03:37.07]superstar you finally made it, [03:40.01]but once your picture becomes tainted, [03:42.90]it's what they call, [03:45.67]the rise and fall [03:49.05] [03:49.35]sometimes in life you feel the fight is over, [03:54.60]and it seems as though the writings on the wall, [04:00.06]superstar you finally made it, [04:02.95]but once your picture becomes tainted, [04:05.76]it's what they call, [04:08.58]the rise and fall [04:12.40] [04:12.86]sometimes in life you feel the fight is over, [04:17.24]and it seems as though the writings on the wall, [04:22.91]superstar you finally made it, [04:25.84]but once your picture becomes tainted, [04:28.63]it's what they call, [04:31.42]the rise and fall [04:36.00]