Sipped the coffee, rush of the morning Usher in the hours of working men Count the crumbs on top of the table Before I climb the ladder once again Shook the hands, signed all the papers Made a way to touch the world around So polite for all of the bodies We become victims with no sound But when the day is done I'm left alone with someone I don't know Who I become when people watch Has made this place his home What can I say When the words just won't come out right What can I do When every step leads me to a lie And I'm through playing me With my messiah television And framed achievements make a scene so grand They find a way to cut through the silence And give me a place to stand But when the day is done I'm left alone with someone I don't know Who I become when people watch Has made this place his home What can I say When the words just won't come out right What can I do When every step leads me to a lie And I'm through playing me What can I say When the words just won't come out right What can I do When every step leads me to a lie What can I say When the words just won't come out right What can I do When every step leads me to a lie And I'm through playing me