The days have turned away from me The lights no longer shine on my head And people turn away from me No more do they look to me with respect Well, I know now For the first time That was fun Now from life I’ve resigned When I feel I’ve got problems How wrong I am I’m awaiting life as another man Don’t crowd me There’s riddles in the shadows They’re thrown the way that I’d expect And people never seem to know What they least suspect is coming next Well it seems like my time’s elapsed And I’ve stabbed life in the back I’m searching for what it means To never be anything, anything And I know now For the first time That was fun Now from life I’ve resigned When I feel I’ve got problems How wrong I am I’m awaiting life as another man