Another night on Fairfax   Keeping a drink warm for a friend   This is beginning to feel like my home   Trying to pull my hair back   Watching the kids pile up and in   Like we're the only ones who came here alone      But none of this concerns you   You've got a job to do, you need no one to   Protect you from this Babylon's charms   The city lights can't burn you   Not with the state your freight's been in   And easy men like me can do you no harm      'Cause I am a professional   I hide behind this old guitar like it's a business card   And nothing that I say is for real   This is my confessional   You know that I've been in this game so long   That I've felt everything there is to feel      Another night on Sunset   Keeping a girl warm for a friend   This is beginning to feel like my life   She was getting upset   Watching the way I played my friends   'Til I convinced her everything was alright      But you would rise above this   You'd see my tricks for what they are in this disgusting bar   And leave before I knew that you'd came   We tell ourselves we love this   Chasing away the empty space   When it's the only thing that's keeping me sane      'Cause I am a professional   I hide behind this old guitar like it's a business card   And nothing that I say is for real   This is my confessional   You know that I've been in this game so long   That I've felt everything there is to feel      So call me what you will   I'm sure you've had your fill of people just like me   Who say, "I don't even know you, but I sure could use a love like yours"   Keep playing your chords   'Til they feel like they're chores   And sometimes a stage feels just like a cage   And you can't tell if someone's trying to fence you in   Or if they're trying to protect you from what's out there   And you don't know if you want to know what's out there      'Cause we are all professionals