Birthday boy
Can't explain
Christmas eve
He's born againOn the line
A broken train
Going nowhere
Endless rainBirthday boy
So afraid
Plays the machines
In the arcadeOh baby, do you remember
He's been through all this before?
Spent the summer
Getting nowhere
Taking all of the blame
For the city
Calculating
From pain comes pityChristmas eve
A time of joy
If you believe
In birthday boyThis time around
It's all a mistake
Is he deluded
Or just a fake?Oh baby, do you remember
He's been through all this before?
Spent the summer
Getting nowhere
Taking all of the blame
For the city
Calculating
From pain comes pityIf you knew his name
Would you feel the same?
If you knew his name?Birthday boy
Stands apart
As the drama's
About to startA quick betrayal
A speedy trial
As before
Complete denialOh baby do you remember
He's been through all this before?
Spent the summer
Getting nowhere
Taking all of the blame
For the city
Calculating
From pain comes pityIf you knew his name
Would you feel the same?