Текст песни
Have you heard of the man that never lived?
He's a curious case of beatin' the wind
I swore I saw him one morning crossing the street
He was dragging his feet, I was cuttin' my teeth
And he came like the sun but he fell like a star
(And he fell like a star)
He said dyin' don't hurt if no one knows who you are
(No one knows who you are)
And, oh, what a shame, what an awful sound
The whisper of a man who wants to shout
He watched from the sidelines so he couldn't lose
He gave up his best years embarrassed of youth
He made lots of money that he never spent
He knew everybody but he never made a friend
He was a vagabond posing as a renaissance man
A jack of all trades afraid to use them
He's the man that never lived
He's the man I could've been
I heard he hired a hooker and he cried in her arms
(And he cried in her arms)
In the front seat of his getaway car
(getaway car)
He had a wandering eye for anything weird
(For anything weird)
But he was terrified of getting called queer
(Of getting caught queer)
Say what you will, he ain't comin' back around
Save your prayers for him now
He watched from the sidelines so he couldn't lose
He gave up his best years embarrassed of youth
He made lots of money that he never spent
He knew everybody but he never made a friend
He was a vagabond posing as a renaissance man
A jack of all trades afraid to use them
He's the man that never lived
He's the man I could've been
Wait on me, I'm gonna make you proud
(I wish he could see me now)
Wait on me, I'm gonna make you proud
(Hey kid I got us out)
Wait on me, I'm gonna make you proud
(I'm gonna make you proud)
Wait on me, I'm gonna make you proud
'Cause he watched from the sidelines, now I'm runnin' in
He gave up his best years so I'm takin' them