When Stars Shine

Those were the days, my friend 
There was a time, my friend   
When the stars were stars  
And lived by the name, in that regard  


For the very meaning of the word  
When the sixties swing, glit  
A' words like stylish a' chic had meaning, 
In that regard 


Betty Boo and Marilyn Monroe had class  
Enough to blush the priest not blind his holiness   
With antics, and dress codes  worn to reveal 
In that regard 


Alluring seduction, when imagination had a place 
There was a time when class had meaning 
We were graced with elegance, finesse 
In that regard


I curse the paparazzi 
And the it girls "Paris Hilton" 
The Essex girls "Jordan" 
In that regard


In that regard
And the mockery of supposed socialite
Like "Kim Kardashian" to have turned the dream 
In to a pantomime of cheap porn 


There was a time when 
The stars were stars, groomed 
With etiquette of finishing schools, 
In that regard 


They was a time 
They was a time 
When the stars were stars with shine 
In that regard, in that regard