Well, who draws the crowd and plays so loud?

Baby, it's the guitar man

Who's gonna steal the show?

You go listen to the guitar man

He can make you love

He can make you cry

He will bring you down

Then he'll get you high

Somethin' keeps him goin'

Miles and miles a day

To find another place to play

Well, night after night, who treats you right?

Baby, it's the guitar man

Who's on the radio?

You go listen to the guitar man

Then he comes to town

And you see his face

And you think you might

Like to take his place

But somethin' keeps him driftin'

Miles and miles away

Searchin' for the songs to play

Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along

You want to get the meaning out of each and every song

Then you find yourself a message

And some words to call your own

And you take them home

Ooh, yeah

Guitar man

He can make you love

He can get you high

He will bring you down

Then he'll make you cry

But somethin' keeps him movin'

No one seems to know

Just what it is that makes him go

Then the lights begin to flicker

And the sound is getting dim

The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin

But he never seems to notice

He's just got to find another place to play

Fade away

Ooh, he's got to play

Ooh, yeah

He's got to play

Got to play

Oh, he's got to play

The guitar man, guitar man