Lyric Backstreet Loner

I lit another cigarette
She did a little pirouette
No friend of mine - a dollar s fine
A cruel world - when you cross this line

The masquerade is over
The mask - it fades away
Like a backstreet loner
No need to be afraid

In Johnny Nofinger s bar
I travelled so far
I ve been to all those places

Just a shot on the bar
A cheap cigar
And all the dead-eyed faces

Hold down the fever
Don t you cross the line
Hold down the fever
Stop yourself in time

Never step on the ride
Just take my advice
I ve suffered all the seasons

Feel it coming again
I paid the price
There s no rhyme - no reason

Hold down the fever, ...

When masquerades are over
The show will fade away
You ll be a backstreet loner
You better be afraid

Hold down the fever, ...