After all, I'm just a man I'm a blue collar man had a hammer in my hand For the last few years of my life Working double overtime While you sleep alone at night Baby I know it's been a long hard ride Sometimes I forget to say I love you But baby please

My taxicab's waiting Wish I could hold you one last time After all we had together There's gotta be a better way Of telling you goodbye If I had a horse I'd ride off in the sunset If I had wings, I'd fly off

Why don't you come on Keep holding on Why don't you come on (why don't you come on) (Why don't you come on) Deep in your arms (deep in your arms) Where I belong (where I belong) I'm safe from harm (I'm safe from harm) I'll be your light after midnight

It's an illusion Can't believe what you hear Don't believe what you read Here and gone in a day Not what it seems this American dream Just drifting away After all that we've seem A complete waste of time Just a nursery rhyme

The way you almost held my hand, dear The time you kissed my cheek The words that never left your lips, love But I heard week after week The waltzes that we left untaken The glances drove us mad The life we didn't live together And the love that we

I'm a little boy, you're a little girl Once upon a time Time's getting on, time's over now No time before it's too soon No time after it's too late Time's getting old, time's over now Don't try to be on time Don't try to run after time

Repeat after me I'm never sorry, I'm never sorry I'm never sorry! Something they can't see See how you fear me You can zone me shut Or cut out my tongue But you can't unhear me now

I'm permanent you can't erase me I'll have you remember me One more kiss is all it takes I'll leave you with the memory and the aftertaste Turns out that no one can replace me Rewind, Friday night never forget it How you let me go No more lies I'll be

the leader of the pack now he's gone Mm--"Is she really going out with him? "Well, there she is, Let's ask her" "Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?" "Gee, it must be great riding with him" "Is he picking you up after school today?" "By the way,

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away Day after day I'm more confused Yet I look for the light in the pouring rain You know that's a game that I hate to lose I'm feelin' the strain, ain't it a