When The Lights Go Down
When the lights go downHe'll be fillin' a pan with a broom in his handIn some dive across townHe'll be wipin' the bar, and moppin' the floorCountin' his tips, and lockin' the doorsWrestling the Devil that tells him to pour another roundWhen the lights go downShe'll be callin' her friends from her Mercedes BenzBut it's too late nowThey were there for the fame, the flash, and the thrillFor the drop of the name, the parties, the pillsAs another star falls from the Hollywood Hills without a sound
When the lights go down and there's nothing left to beWhen the lights go down and truth is all you seeWhen you feel that hole inside your soulAnd wonder what you're made ofWell we all find outWhen the lights go down
When the lights go downAt the end of the day when this game that I playHas gone another roundAs I lay there alone on this big empty bedWith nothing but thoughts of you in my headI think of the things that I wish I had saidWhen you were still around
When the lights go down and there's nothing left to beWhen the lights go down and the truth is all you seeAnd I wonder if all my life's about the sumOf all my fears and all my doubtsWhen the lights go down
When the lights go down and there's nothing left to beWhen the lights go down and truth is all you seeWhen you feel that hole inside your soulAnd wonder what you're made ofWell we all find outWhen the lights go down