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   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?