When the Lights Go Down

when the lights go down

he'll be fillin' a pan with a broom in his hand

in some drive across town

he'll be wipin' the bar, and moppin' the floor

countin' his tips, and knockin' the doors

restlin' the devil that tells him to poor, another round

when the lights go down

she'll be callin up friends from the mercedes benz

but it's too late now

they were there for the fame, the flash, and the thrill

the drop of the name, the parties, and the hits

so another star falls from the hollywood hills

without a sound

when the lights go down

and there's nothing left to be

when the lights go down

and the truth is all you see

when you feel that hole

inside your soul

wonder what your made of

where we all find out

when the lights go down

when the lights go down

at the end of the day

with this game that i play

it's gone another round

as i lay there alone in this big empty bed

nothing but thoughts of you in my head

i think of the things i wish i had said

when you were still around

and i wonder if all the lights are down

some of them are here

and all my doubts

yeah, when the lights go down, oh

oooo, when the lights go down