[Intro: Sting & Craig David]
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over
And it seems as though the writings on the wall
Superstar, you finally made it
But once your picture becomes tainted
It's what they call
The rise and fall

[Chorus: Sting & Craig David]
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over (Over)
And it seems as though the writings on the wall (Yeah)
Superstar, you finally made it
But once your picture becomes tainted
It's what they call
The rise and fall

[Verse 1: Craig David]
I always said that I was gonna make it
Now it's plain for everyone to see
But this game I'm in don't take no prisoners
Just casualties
I know that everything is gonna change
Even the friends I knew before may go
But this dream is the life I've been searching for
Started believing that I was the greatest
My life was never gonna be the same
'Cause with the money came a different status
That's when things change
Now I'm too concerned with all the things I own
Blinded by all the pretty girls I see
I'm beginning to lose my integrity
[Chorus: Sting & Craig David]
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over (Over)
And it seems as though the writing's on the wall (Yeah)
Superstar, you finally made it
But once your picture becomes tainted
It's what they call
The rise and fall

[Verse 2: Craig David & Sting]
I never used to be a troublemaker
Now I don't even wanna please the fans
No autographs, no interviews, no pictures
Endless demands (Endless demands)
Given advice that was clearly wrong
The type that seems to make me feel so right
But some things you may find
Can take over your life
Burnt all my bridges, now I've run out of places
And there's nowhere left for me to turn
Been caught in compromising situations
I should have learned
From all those times I didn't walk away
When I knew that it was best to go
Is it too late to show you
The shape of my heart?
[Chorus: Sting & Craig David]
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over (Mm yeah, over, mm yeah)
And it seems as though the writing's on the wall (The writing's on the wall, yeah)
Superstar, you finally made it (Oh yeah)
But once your picture becomes tainted
It's what they call (It's what they call)
The rise and fall (The rise and fall)

[Bridge: Craig David]
Now I know (Now I know)
I made mistakes (Made mistakes)
Think I don't care?
But you don't realize what this means to me
So let me have
Just one more chance
I'm not the man I used to be
Used to be

[Chorus: Sting & Craig David]
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over (Over)
And it seems as though the writing's on the wall (The writing's on the wall, yeah)
Superstar, you finally made it (Ooh)
But once your picture becomes tainted (Oh yeah)
It's what they call (It's what they call)
The rise and fall (The rise and fall)
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over (You know you know, over)
But it seems as though the writings on the wall (Yeah)
Superstar, you finally made it (Ooh yeah)
But once your picture becomes tainted (Oh)
It's what they call
The rise and fall (The rise and fall)
The rise and fall
[Outro: Sting & Craig David]
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over
And it seems as though the writings on the wall
Superstar, you finally made it (No no no)
But once your picture becomes tainted
It's what they call (What they call)
The rise and fall (Mm, mm)