There are just way too many, DSF. But here are a few off the top of my head.

The curtain rises on the scene
With someone shouting to be free
The play unfolds before my eyes
There stands the actor who is me

Moody Blues/The Actor

I've squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles,
such are promises.
All lies and jest,
Still a man hears what he wants to hear,
And disregards the rest

The Boxer/Simon and Garfunkel

There are people in your life who've come and gone.
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride.
Better put it all behind you, cause life goes on.
You keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside.

Don Henley/End Of The Innocence