Hollow Man

(Mark Erelli)

They picked another one off the vine

Scooped out the seeds in the back of his mind

Filled up his head with half-truths and lies

And put the finishing touch on the perfect disguise

They rolled out a carpet and threw a parade

Convinced everyone he had something to say

They smiled as they watched from the two-way mirror

As he told all the people what they wanted to hear

CHORUS

Hey, have you heard the story?

It's the same old song, same old dance

Hey, he's bound for glory

He ain't nothing but a hollow man

He basked in the glow of the fortune and fame

Even threw the first pitch at the World Series game

He always maintained he had nothing to hide

No one ever suspected he was empty inside

CHORUS

Hey, he don't know what he's doing

They set him up so high, he never had a chance

Hey, you can see right through him

He ain't nothing but a hollow man

Then came the day his cover was blown

Their little Frankenstein monster got out of control

So he looked to the ones who had saved him before

Only to find that they'd changed all the locks on the doors

The press circled in with blood in their eyes

Each one wanting a piece of his shallow disguise

And they cast him aside when from glory he fell

Now he's just another bum with a story to tell

CHORUS

Hey, he's less than zero

The greater the height, the harder you land

Ain't it hard when you find your hero