Birthday boy

can't explain

Christmas Eve

He's born again



On the line

a broken train

going nowhere

Endless rain



Birthday Boy

so afraid

plays the machines

in the arcade



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 pity



Christmas Eve

a time of joy

if you believe

in Birthday Boy



This 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 pity



If you knew his name

would you feel the same?

If you knew his name?



Birthday boy

stands apart

as the drama's

about to start



A quick betrayal

A speedy trial

As before

complete denial



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 pity



If you knew his name

would you feel the same?