La vieille dame

An old lady known all over the world
Walked into a neighborhood movie theater one night
Time goes by
Time goes by

She wanted to see again, nearly forty years later
The great film that had won her an Oscar
Time goes by
Time goes by

Back then, she was a star,
She was beautiful
It was the peak of her fame
Universal
She was like a goddess,
Almost unreal

And the old lady known all over the world
Seeing herself on the screen started to cry
Time goes by
Time goes by

Her heart broken for no longer having
What she once had,
Beauty, youth gone
Forever
The former star left her seat
To escape her shadow

When she stepped out, the old lady fell
The evening papers didn’t even mention it
Time goes by
Time goes by.