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 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

 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

 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

 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

If you knew his name

Would you feel the same

If you knew his name

Solo

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 Birthday boy stands apart

 As the drama's about to start

 A quick betrayal, a speedy trial

 As before, complete denial

 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

If you knew his name

Would you feel the same

Coda