The con man's name in lights

It isn't that hard to believe that a con man, 

who'd been acting his whole life, 

auditioned for a play.

AND I GOT THE LEAD!!!!

But of course, it was the male lead.

It's as if everyone saw it but me.

It was that faithful day,

when the con man opened his eyes for the first time,

and saw her name in lights;

he vowed to change that someday.

I did pretty well in rehearsals,

even if the con man didn't like being seen in public,

much less in the spotlight.

I practiced hard, 

and looked really good in that suit.

On opening night,

the lights dimmed, 

the curtains opened,

and the music skipped, trying to ruin the con man's big break.

However,

the con man, who had terrible stage fright, saved the play.

and when he walked off the stage, 

after his standing ovation,

he saw his name in lights.