Who draws the crowd

and plays so loud

baby, it's the guitar man

who's gonna steal

the show, you know

baby, it's the guitar man

He can make you love

he can make you cry

he will bring you down

then he'll get you high

Somethin' keeps him goin'

miles and miles a day

to find another

place to play

Night after night

who treats you right

baby, it's the guitar man

who's on the radio

you go listen

to the guitar man

Then he comes to town

and you see his face

and you think you might

like to take his place

Somethin' keeps him driftin'

miles and miles away

searchin' for the

songs to play

Then you listen to the music

and you like to sing along

you want to get

the meaning out of

each and every song

Then you find yourself

a message and some

words to call your own

and take 'em home

He can make you love

he can get you high

he will bring you down

then he'll make, make you cry

Somethin' keeps him movin'

but no-one seems to know

what it is that makes him go

Then the lights

begin to flicker

and the sound is getting dim

the voice begins to falter

and the crowds

are getting thin

But he never

seems to notice

he's just got to find

another place to play

Fade away

got to play

fade away

got to play