I took my baby on a river boat cruise 
And she was well aware 
I was excited about the way things could have been 
She's said, I don’t care 
I want a face no one can recognize, 
In disguise 
Someone called out my name 
They thought of taking pictures, 
autographs, 
In the depth 
My joy has turned to pain 

Father always told me 
You won’t live a quiet life 
If you’re reaching for fortune and fame 
I feel the pressure setting in, I’m living just 
to win 
I’m down in my pain, 
Don’t you feelin' no pain 
It’s the price of fame, you pay the price of fame 
So don’t be feelin’ no pain! 
It’s the price of fame, it’s the price of fame 
So don’t you ever complain! 

I’m on the cover of the magazine, what a scene 
They know my every do’s 
“Just sign your name on the dotted line, you’ll be fine” – that always bothers me 
Get in your car, you wanna take a ride, look behind 
Someone is following you 
You try to get away you turn real fast, but too bad 
They know your every move! 

My father always told me 
You won’t live a quiet life 
If you’re reaching for fortune and fame 
I feel the pressure setting in, I’m living just 
to win 
I feelin' all this pain, 
Don’t you ever complain! 

It’s the price of fame, you pay the price of fame 
So don’t you ever complain! 
It’s the price of fame, you pay the price for fame 
So don’t be feelin’ no pain! 

It’s the price of fame, you pay the price of fame! 
Father never lies, my father never lies 
My father never lies 
So don’t be feelin’ this way boy! 

I’d like to take some time and get away, then they’ll say, 
Is that boy still alive? 
The weak is ability to taking pills, 
What a thrill 
Only the strong survive 

My father always told me, 
You won’t live a quiet life, 
They startin’ to wonderin’ where have you been? 
I feel their envious looks at me 
Their mistaken jealousy 
Then stand here in my shoes 
And then pick up my blues! 

It’s the price of fame 
You pay the price of fame, so don’t you ever 
complain! 
It’s the price of fame 
You pay the price of fame 
So don’t be feelin’ this way! 
It’s the price of fame 
You pay the price of fame, so don’t you ever 
complain! 

It’s the price of fame, you pay the price of fame! 
Father never lies, my father never lies baby 
My father never lies 
So don’t be feelin’ no pain boy!