See the melancholy man Happiness is in his hand Doesn't really understand Lets it slip away like sand Everything within his grasp Trying to let go the past If only he could see Only he can set him free Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Trapped in his tired body Never listens to his soul When it's flooding like a river And crying like the wind Wasted years of solitude In a prison of bones and skin If only he could open his eyes He'd see the Kingdom within Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Happiness is in his hands Doesn't really understand His destiny's at his command Fates run thru his hands like sand A stranger in a strange land Shed a little tear Please embrace your fears Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man Melancholy man