(Mark Erelli)      They picked another one off the vine   Scooped out the seeds in the back of his mind   Filled up his head with half-truths and lies   And put the finishing touch on the perfect disguise      They rolled out a carpet and threw a parade   Convinced everyone he had something to say   They smiled as they watched from the two-way mirror   As he told all the people what they wanted to hear      CHORUS   Hey, have you heard the story?   It's the same old song, same old dance   Hey, he's bound for glory   He ain't nothing but a hollow man      He basked in the glow of the fortune and fame   Even threw the first pitch at the World Series game   He always maintained he had nothing to hide   No one ever suspected he was empty inside      CHORUS   Hey, he don't know what he's doing   They set him up so high, he never had a chance   Hey, you can see right through him   He ain't nothing but a hollow man      Then came the day his cover was blown   Their little Frankenstein monster got out of control   So he looked to the ones who had saved him before   Only to find that they'd changed all the locks on the doors      The press circled in with blood in their eyes   Each one wanting a piece of his shallow disguise   And they cast him aside when from glory he fell   Now he's just another bum with a story to tell      CHORUS   Hey, he's less than zero   The greater the height, the harder you land   Ain't it hard when you find your hero