[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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?
[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
If you knew his name
Whould you feel the same?
If you knew his name?

[Interlude]

[Verse 3]
Birthday boy
Stands apart
As the drama's
About to start
A quick betrayal
A speedy trial
As before
Complete denial
[Chorus]
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

[Outro]
If you knew his name
Would you feel the same?