People stared at the makeup on his face   Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace   The boy in the bright blue jeans   Jumped up on the stage   And lady stardust sang his songs   Of darkness and disgrace      CHORUS   And he was alright, the band was altogether   Yes he was alright, the song went on forever   And he was awful nice   Really quite out of sight (second time: really quite paradise)   And he sang all night long      Femme fatales emerged from shadows   To watch this creature fair   Boys stood upon their chairs   To make their point of view   I smiled sadly for a love I could not obey   Lady stardust sang his songs   Of darkness and dismay      CHORUS      Oh how I sighed when they asked if I knew his name      CHORUS