How high are the stakes How much fortune can you make It's funny I spent my whole life wanting to be talked about I did it Just about everything To see my name in lights Was it all worth it And how did I earn it Nobody's perfect I guess I deserve it How high are the stakes How much fortune can you make Does this get any better Should I carry on Will it matter when I'm gone Will any of this matter It's funny How everybody mentions my name But they're never really nice I took it Just about everything Except my own advice Was it all worth it And how did I earn it Nobody's perfect I guess I deserve it (nothing lasts forever) (doesn't make a difference) How high Doesn't make a difference Nothing lasts forever Should I Will it matter when I'm gone Will any of this matter How high are the stakes How much fortune can you make Should I carry on Will it matter when I'm gone