C Am Clara, listen F To the man who's on the phone, G Please don't leave me here alone. C Am I make you cry; you ask me why, F I'm not trying to be cruel, F I've just always been a fool.
C F I walk the Earth, I see the sky, Am G I'm not a good man, but I try. C F I live your life, I breathe your air, Am G Don't try to tell me I don't care. C Don't even try to say I'm heartless, G 'Cos even now I still have two. Am I live a solitary existence, F And I try to keep my distance Am G C But I can't keep away from you.
Older, colder, That reflection is not me, That angry face is all I see. Now look closer, All my feelings I will hide, But I'm still the same inside.
(Chorus)
C F Am G But maybe I don't have to be the good guy, C F Am G Maybe I'm just the madman passing by, C Or so I'll say, just for a while, G Am F Am G C I'll swallow words and force a smile.