MAN OF MYSTERY

People stop me on the street
And tell me that they like the weather
And if I dare to disagree they say
“We hope you’re feeling better.”

You spend enough time dreamin’
Man, you get a certain reputation
But that don’t mean a thing
‘Cause they don’t understand the situation

There’s a darkness in this town
All the shops are closing down
Don’t keep the lanterns lit for me
I’m a man of mystery

If I shut the door and draw the blinds
I get a little freedom
But the common man don’t understand
He says I need a better reason

Tear the pages from this book
Ghost town everywhere you look
Don’t shed a tear for me
I’m a man of mystery (x2)

Other sons at other times
Had other means of education
But lately I am not inclined
To chains of endless conversation

Fruit trees in the desert grow
Five leaves for the wind to blow
Pink moon bearing down on me
I’m a man of mystery (x3)

Instrumental verse

Instrumental bridge

People call and say, “We wonder
Why you don’t get out more often.”
But I don’t see the point in making noises
While the world is watchin’

Now ain’t it kind of funny
How the story gets exaggerated
You never really knew me
So the truth had to be recreated

Kiss the demons where they hide
Accidental suicide
Don’t say it’s a tragedy
I’m a man of mystery

Tear the pages from this book
Ghost town everywhere you look
Don’t shed a tear for me
I’m a man of mystery (x4)

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