Charles Aznavour - It Will Be My Day lyrics

At eighteen I grew restless for the city
I'd see it's lights that beckoned from afar
I packed my dreams, assured I'd be successful
I'd sing my songs, I'd soon become a star

I needed clothes to make the right impression
I bought a suit, the finest tailor made
Had an act, then designed
With the ladies in mind
Endure the debt I felt would be repaid

I dreamed I would be emblazoned in neon
The biggest, the best, above all the rest
Wherever I'd play i dreamed I would be
Acknowledged the greatest
The cream of the crop, it's good at the top
I was there to stay
The loveliest girls would gather around me
With photos to sign
They all would be mine for less than a smile
My curtain would cue, resounding ovations
Their deafening roar would ring out for more
I'd go off in style"

The older that I become
My features are ageing
My voice is still there
My gesture's precise, my talent would glow
At times I've had bitterness
For nothing has happened
I've struggled and strived
But never arrived, and I'm still unknown

And yet, yet I believe that my time is coming
If given the breaks
I've got what it takes to go all the way
Then under my feet the stage would be pulsing
Finally I'd be there in the spotlights glare
It would be my day

For thirty years it's been an endless circle
I've made the rounds
They always look the same
I sing my songs, but people seldom listen
They never care, for they don't know my name

To keep alive
I've played the third rate bookings
I have no choice, I take what I can find
Sleazy clubs, little pay, easy girls
Sleep all day
But in my dreams, I leave it far behind

I dreamed that I'll be relating the story
Of how I prevailed when I should have failed
In my quest for fame
I dreamed I would be enjoying my leisure
Taking life in stride, ladies at my side
Wild from the game
On opening night, I'll calmly be reading
The thousands of words from those
Who admire my standing alone
The stage light would dim
The moment would quicken
My heart in my throat
Hearing the first note, i'd be on my own

I tried to find a gimmick
To lift me from darkness
I've sung about love, I've songs
A stale joke or two
If everything fails and I'm
Left in the shadows
The fault isn't mine, I asked for a chance
But nothing came through

I have no one to thank
For no one has offered
To give me a hand, or take any stand
That's out of their way
But deep in my heart, I know
I know that I have it
And I'll get my due life and start anew
It will be my day