You'll Never Hear Me Say Goodbye (Je ne ferai pas mes adieux / English Version)

You heard about those stars, the cream of our profession Who humbly tell the world they're quitting at the top They make the same old speech, the tired old confession It's time to say farewell, it's time for them to stop Allergic to success, it's triumphs and its torments They claim they've had enough, it's time to close the show To keep their very last performance But nine times out of ten they never really go One thing I swear will never doubt me Cross my heart, look me in the eye No matter what they say about me Take my word, you'll never hear me say goodbye Well, some are born beneath a silver moon of fortune The Gods look down and smile wherever they may go But not for me, that spoon, that silver spoon of fortune The sidewalks and the streets, they taught me all I know I stand for some who never made it When no one gave a damn and no one knew my name The game of life was hard and that's the way I played it I made my own mistakes, I learned to take the blame It taught me sense and perseverance To live on hope and humble pie No farewell tour, no last appearance Take my word, you'll never hear me say goodbye I've had it up to here with all those smart pretenders Who say they're sick and tired and so weary of the game Who turn their backs on all their old defenders The ones who urged them on along the road of fame But now they're never home when friends and fans come calling They have no words to say, their secretaries speak But watch them change their tune when record sales are falling They're back on television seven nights a week If you ask me when I'll retire, I'll say the day that pigs can fly As long as I can light a fire, take my word You'll never hear me say goodbye No farewell song, no angel choir You'll never hear me say goodbye