Used to be that I would gladly walk the line
And never question whether it was worth my time
But ask me now and I’m bound to refuse
I used to be, used to be your fool

Used to be afraid of where you’d turn your eyes
And only when you slept at night would I close mine
But now I have a different point of view
I used to be, used to be your fool

Used to be I only played the songs you wrote
Well I knew every single little word by rote
But these days I am singing a new tune
I used to be, used to be your fool

Open up the door and let me in
You’ve gone overboard and I can’t swim
We all have a side we try to hide
I’ve got mine
I’ve got mine
So open up the door and let me in

What’s the use of pissing in the wind?
I’ll always be the same I’ve always been
I can’t see the forest for the trees
But if you please
If you please
Open up the door and let me in
Open up the door and let me in
Open up the door and let me in

There will come a day when you decide
That I have trespassed one too many times
Until then baby take me as I am
I’m your man
I’m your man
So open up the door and let me in
Open up the door and let me in
Open up the door and let me in

I called a psychic on the phone today
Its something I rarely do
But for reasons that I can’t explain
I feel I’m splitting in two

I don’t know who I’ve been
There’s a stranger in my skin
I used to be somebody
Used to be somebody
Now I’m someone else

I took a look at my reflection
Didn’t recognize myself
The person in the mirror was a shell
Hollow on the inside
As empty as a bell
And I could hear it ringing out for miles around
My friends say I need help
But I know I’m not crazy
I’m only someone else
Oh oh oh oh
I am someone else
I used to be somebody
Used to be somebody
Now I’m someone else

And time takes a toll
I feel the seasons changing
I hear the thunder role
And I’m someone else
I used to be somebody
Used to be somebody
Now I’m someone else

Something bad is gonna happen
There’s a message in the trees
Where are the birds?
What could they have heard to scare them away?

Honey, where’s your sense of humor?
Have you forgotten how to laugh?
Have we come this far only to fall apart?
Have we reached our third act?

It’s getting hard to deny the feeling
Everything’s going wrong
If you’re thinking of leaving
You’re already gone

If our love was in a movie
She’d be lying on her back
Tied to the rails while a half mile of steel
Roars down the track

It’s getting hard to deny the feeling
Everything’s going wrong
If you’re thinking of leaving
You’re already gone

All the sailors with their seasick mamas
Hear the sirens on the shore
Singing songs for pimps with tailors
Who charge ten dollars at the door
You can really learn a lot that way
It can change you in the middle of the day
Though your confidence may be shattered
It doesn’t matter

All the great explorers
Are now in granite laid
Under white sheets for the great unveiling
At the big parade
You can really learn a lot that way
It can change you in the middle of the day
Though your confidence may be shattered
It doesn’t matter

All the bush league batters
They come to die on the diamond
In the stands the home crowd scatters
For the turnstiles

Some dream of owning a mansion
A beach house in Malibu
Some dream of lofts in manhattan
But not me
I’m happy
Just to be where I am

I’m so happy in this little room
I got a table and some chairs
I got a spot to park my car at the bottom of the stairs

Through the window in this little room
I can see the world outside
I can sit and watch the pretty girls
Watch them as they pass on by

Well I got everything I need
Who could ask for more?
And I’m never gonna leave this room
I’ll stay indoors
You can tell those pretty girls that I’m spoken for

Cause I love my little room
The two of us are quite the pair
I hope that sometime you’ll drop by to say hello
You can always find me there
I’m not going anywhere
I’m not going anywhere

For awhile all we did was smile
We laughed at our mistakes
Eating cake to our heart’s delight

But tonight you’ve lost your appetite
And someone’s got to pay
But please take my advice
Don’t throw this away

Don’t throw it away
Cause if you do, it’s you who’ll be crying

Honey pie, there’s something on my mind
A thought I must convey
A word to the wise
Don’t throw this away

Don’t throw it away
Cause if you do, it’s you who’ll be crying

Once I’m gone, I won’t be back
You can’t stop a train once it’s rolled on down the track

Don’t throw this away
Don’t throw it away
Cause if you do, it’s you who’ll be crying

Once I’m gone, I won’t be back
You can’t stop a train once it’s rolled on down the track
You can’t stop a train
You can’t stop a train
You can’t stop the train once it’s rolled away

Where’ve you gone?
I’ll get over you
Don’t get me wrong
Let’s let the talkers talk
Errant lover
Where’ve you gone?

Errant lover
I’m well aware
There are others
But I don’t care
Tend to your own affairs
Errant lover
I can share

When can I expect your call?
Or won’t you bother to call at all?

If it’s over let me go
You must answer
Is it yes or no
But don’t make me wait in the cold
Errant lover
If it’s over
Errant lover
Let me go

Down in the valley
Where the sunlight doesn’t shine
I live in a city that they call Van Nuys
Though the place has a name
Its boundary and its shape are harder to recognize
In Van Nuys
In Van Nuys

Down in the valley
Where the 170 meets the 5
For the angry bus drivers and the nine-to-fivers
I’ll make time, I’ll make time
From the threads you left behind
I’ll fashion such an elegant design
In Van Nuys
In Van Nuys
In Van Nuys
In Van Nuys

I called a psychic on the phone today
Its something I rarely do
But for reasons that I can’t explain
I feel I’m splitting in two 

I don’t know who I’ve been
There’s a stranger in my skin
I used to be somebody
Used to be somebody
Now I’m someone else

I took a look at my reflection
Didn’t recognize myself
The person in the mirror was a shell
Hollow on the inside
As empty as a bell
And I could hear it ringing out for miles around
My friends say I need help
But I know I’m not crazy
I’m only someone else
Oh oh oh oh
I am someone else
I used to be somebody
Used to be somebody
Now I’m someone else

And time takes a toll
I feel the seasons changing
I hear the thunder role
And I’m someone else
I used to be somebody
Used to be somebody
Now I’m someone else