The Burden of a Man

YOU GOT THE MONEY
YOU GOT THE FAME
YOU WEREN’T LOOKING FOR A WOMAN
TO TAKE YOUR NAME
TOMORROW WILL BE SOON ENOUGH
THAT’S WHAT YOU SAID
THE FUTURE WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF
UNTIL YOU’RE DEAD

IT COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT
IF YOU’D TAKEN THE TIME
TO THINK ABOUT REST OF YOUR LIFE
YOU WOULDN’T BE HERE ALONE TONIGHT
THAT’S THE BURDEN OF A MAN WITHOUT LOVE

STAYING OUT ALL NIGHT
DRINKING AND SMOKING TILL IT’S LIGHT
LEAVING WITH THE LAST GIRL LEFT IN SIGHT
YOU’RE NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER
YOU’RE JUST FOOLING YOURSELF
LONELINESS GROWS AND GROWS
TILL IT’S ALL THAT’S LEFT

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT
IF YOU’D TAKEN A CHANCE
AND LET SOMEONE INTO YOUR LIFE
YOU WOULDN’T BE HERE ALONE TONIGHT
THAT’S THE BURDEN OF A MAN WITHOUT LOVE


WHAT YOU GONNA DO
WHEN IT’S EVERY NIGHT ALONE IN YOUR ROOM
HOW YOU GONNA FEEL
WHEN YOU REALIZE

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR LIFE
IF ONLY YOU’D KNOWN
YOU WOULDN’T BE HERE ALONE TONIGHT
THAT’S THE BURDEN OF A MAN WITHOUT LOVE