Birthday boy
  Can't explain
  Christmas Eve
  He's born again
    On the line
  A broken train
  Going nowhere
  Endless rain
    Birthday boy
  So afraid
  Plays the machines
  In the arcade
    Oh baby do you remember
  He's been through all this before
  Spent the summer
  Getting nowhere
  Taking all of the blame
  For the city
  Calculating
  From pain comes pity
    Christmas Eve
  A time of joy
  If you believe
  In Birthday boy
    This time around
  It's all a mistake
  Is he deluded
  Or just a fake?Oh baby do you remember
  He's been through all this before
  Spent the summer
  Getting nowhere
  Taking all of the blame
  For the city
  Calculating
  From pain comes pity
    If you knew his name
  Would you feel the same?
  If you knew his name?
    Birthday boy
  Stands apart
  As the drama's
  About to start
    A quick betrayal
  A speedy trial
  As before
  Complete denial
    Oh baby do you remember
  He's been through all this before
  Spent the summer
  Hetting nowhere
  Taking all of the blame
  For the city
  Calculating
  From pain comes pity
    If you knew is name
  Would you feel the same?