This is the day   Of the expanding man   That shape is my shade   There where I used to stand   It seems like only yesterday   I gazed through the glass   At ramblers   Wild gamblers   That's all in the past     You call me a fool   You say it's a crazy scheme  This one's for real   I already bought the dream   So useless to ask me why   Throw a kiss and say goodbye   I'll make it this time   I'm ready to cross that fine line     (chorus)  I'll learn to work the saxophone   I'll play just what I feel   Drink Scotch whisky all night long   And die behind the wheel   They got a name for the winners in the world   I want a name when I lose   They call Alabama the Crimson Tide   Call me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)    My back to the wall   A victim of laughing chance   This is for me   The essence of true romance   Sharing the things we know and love   With those of my kind   Libations   Sensations  That stagger the mind     I crawl like a viper   Through these suburban streets   Make love to these women   Languid and bittersweet   I'll rise when the sun goes down   Cover every game in town   A world of my own   I'll make it my home sweet home     (chorus)    This is the night  Of the expanding the man   I take one last drag   As I approach the stand   I cried when I wrote this song   Sue me if I play too long   This brother is free   I'll be what I want to be     (chorus)