Lyrics

He Leaves Alone
©2003 John Beltzer


There?s an opening at the gallery
And there will be familiar faces
He?s established a camaraderie
At all the trendy places

He knows exactly what to wear
And how to capture the attention
He?s gonna get a thousand stares
To confirm he?s beyond convention

He mingles with the crowd
And he feels he is accepted
No one feels more proud
He?s admired and respected
So respected, respected
So well respected, respected

He?s afraid to tell them who he is
?Cause that would be a bit too risky
So he hides behind the images
And double shots of whisky

He never wants to be
Just like everybody else is
He makes sure no one sees
The pieces of his secrets
Of his secrets, his secretes
So many secrets, all his secrets
So many secrets

Like so many times before
He leaves alone, alone
He?s got to contend with himself when he gets home
He could never let anyone know he feels alone
He?s a master at hiding his pain he feels in his bones
Right down to his bones
Right down to his bones