[Verse 1]
Who draws the crowd, and plays so loud
Baby, it's the guitar man
Who's gonna steal the show, you know
Baby, it's the guitar man

[Bridge 1]
He can make you love
He can make you cry
He will bring you down
Then he'll get you high

[Chorus 1]
Something keeps him going
Miles and miles a day
To find another place to play

[Verse 2]
Night after night, who treats you right
Baby, it's the guitar man
Who's on the radio
You go listen to the guitar man

[Bridge 2]
Then he comes to town
And you see his face
And you think you might
Like to take his place
[Chorus 2]
Something keeps him drifting
Miles and miles away
He is searching for the songs to play

[Bridge 3]
Then you listen to the music
And you like to sing-along
You want to get the meaning
Out of each and every song

[Chorus 3]
Then you find yourself a message
And some words to call your own
And take 'em home

[Bridge 1]
He can make you love
He can get you high
He will bring you down
Then he'll make, make you cry

[Chorus 3]
Something keeps him moving
But no one seems to know
What it is that makes him go
[Bridge 4]
Then the lights begin to flicker
And the sound is getting dim
The voice begins to falter
And the crowds are getting thin

[Chorus 4]
But he never seems to notice
He's just got to find another place to play

[Outro]
Fade away
Got to play
(applause)
Either way
Got to play