Let's all raise a glass to the rock stars of the past Those that made it, those that faded Those that never even made the grade Those that we thought would never last Singers come and go and stars fade away They vanish in the haze and they're never seen again But the music just keeps playing on They can't stop the music They can't stop the music They can't stop the music playing on I've been half a million places I've seen half a million people who stare I've been a star and down and out I've been put on, sat on, punched and spat on They've called me a faggot, a spiv and a fake They can knock me down and tread on my face But they can't stop the music playing on Let's all raise a glass to the rock stars of the past Those that made it and those that faded And those that never even made the grade And those that we thought would never last Singers come and go and stars fade away (You can't stop the music, you can't stop the music) They vanish in the haze and they're never seen again (You can't stop the music, you can't stop the music) But they can't stop the music playing on (But they can't stop the music playing on) You can't stop the music, you can't stop the music You can't stop the music, you can't stop the music You can't stop the music, you can't stop the music You can't stop the music, you can't stop the music You can't stop the music