Shadow of a Man

The first time I saw you
Without your wedding band
It's sitting on a barstool
Your head is in your hands
For a minute I felt sorry for you
But I must confess
You cracked me up when you threw up
On your girlfriend’s dress

Yes, you have a certain rousing look in
The glow of the neon light
But by the light of day
You don't shine so bright
Ragged and haggard
Anything but right
Yeah, by the light of day I'd say
You’re quite another sight

Well, your face was red from all the booze
But at least the lights were dim
You were soaking up the scene
Not to mention the gin
Well, you have a way with women
But only when you're tight
To go and chew on someone else's
Pillow tonight

Yes, you have a certain rousing look in
The glow of the neon light
But by the light of day
You don't shine so bright
Ragged and haggard
Anything but right
Yeah, by the light of day I'd say
You're quite another sight

Always said you wanted to be a star
Now your world's a stage and it's a bar

Well, it didn’t make a difference
When you stew in that rain
Sat it on the pantry stock
Didn’t mean a thing
Well now you're free to be a pig
You only were a ham
You boozin’, losin', self-abusin'
Shadow of a man