From the recording Comets And Stars
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This song goes back many years inspired by the appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp (which, Wikipedia reminds me, was visible for over a year and a half.) It got me to playing with meanings we give to the word <em>star</em>.<br /><br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em> <strong>© 1997 Steven E. Cutts</strong></em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>recorded in 1997</strong> for the </span><em style="font-size: small;">Eyes Full of Innocence</em><span style="font-size: small;"> album by Dave Durr at Omega Recording Studios, Rockville, MD.<br /><br /></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Steve, <em>acoustic guitar, vocal</em></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rebecca Kotler. <em>cello</em></span></span></li>
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Lyrics
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Comets are the show-offs of the night sky</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Trailing their plumes of cosmic rain.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Unlike their meteoric cousins,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Comets show their brilliance long enough to earn a name.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Meanings are attached to their arrivals;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">They are joined to legend and lore</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Before they disappear for centuries more.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">By contrast stars are steady and plain-spoken,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">White beacons through the black of night.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Stars don't abandon their constellations,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Age after age anchored still in sight.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Easily confused for one another,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Stars seem content in their place</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">And aren't seduced to chase </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Comets as they hurtle out through space.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">It's tempting to aspire to be a comet</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Attracting acclaim and regard.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Instead of traveling far</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Stay close to where you are,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">And be content to shine more like a star.</span></span></p>