He Was You - Mark Mancina

Little man was hungry They saw him as a tramp With a love note in his pocket, But no money for a stamp, He just sits there in the doorway And he sings his lonely song, Mumbling the cold out of his hands, Watching the shadows weave and dance, Smiling, but in his eyes the chances are gone He was me, He was you, Maybe someone that you knew, There goes everybody's brother, What's his name? Walk on by, Pay no mind, Heartbreaks happen all the time Ain't it cold enough today, so let it rain The painter tries to paint him, And the poet, he tries to see, I think he had a castle, In the man he used to be, He just stuck to us a question, Can you tell me what you've learned? "Nobody knows the truth," he said, "Not till the book has all been read, Follow the one you love instead of the road." He was me, He was you, Maybe someone that you knew, There goes everybody's brother, What's his name? Walk on by, Pay no mind, Heartbreaks happen all the time Ain't it cold enough today, so let it rain He was me, He was you, Maybe someone that you knew, There goes everybody's brother, What's his name? Walk on by, Pay no mind, Heartbreaks happen all the time Ain't it cold enough today, so let it rain Ain't it cold enough today, let it rain Ain't it cold enough today, So let it rain

When he got older Older than when he was before He wanted so much more Things grew to be such a bore He grew one sided Yet, he felt so divided Couldn't seem to fit his part It became destructive, not asking why Saying nothing is the same as telling a lie Saying nothing is the same as telling a lie This is why he had to leave And this is why he had to leave I have a secret because they never asked me I have a secret but it didn't have to be I am a secret because they didn't want to see They didn't want to know my secrets seems to grow He was in his bubble He started to stumble when he came out He didn't understand what your talk was about Something about this place Which you all seem to embrace He wasn't part of the chase It became destructive, not asking why Saying nothing is the same as telling a lie Saying nothing is the same as telling a lie And this is why he had to leave This is why he had to leave I have a secret because they never asked me I have a secret but it didn't have to be I am a secret because they didn't want to see They didn't want to know, my secrets seems to grow I have a secret because they never asked me