"Stepping out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows
Standing out so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows I am just barely getting by"
She is stepping out - as a musician or whatever - and becomes visible for everybody with all her flaws and everything BUT at the same time: she is standing out - being somehow special - so people will not forget her name so she remains famous. It's two sides of the same medal. Being famous ain't easy ("I am just barely getting by") and it's got its disadvantages but still she wants it.
Anyone realized the chorus plays two sides:
"Stepping out, everyone can see my face All the things I can't erase from my life Everybody knows Standing out so you won't forget my name That's the way we play this game of life Everybody knows I am just barely getting by"
She is stepping out - as a musician or whatever - and becomes visible for everybody with all her flaws and everything BUT at the same time: she is standing out - being somehow special - so people will not forget her name so she remains famous. It's two sides of the same medal. Being famous ain't easy ("I am just barely getting by") and it's got its disadvantages but still she wants it.