The Actor

The actor takes his place

He knows how to change his face to fit the scene

Then he goes home wishin'

He was like the man up on the screen

And he wonders if they knew

That off the set it’s just another show

Would anybody stay

Long enough to let the credits roll

And all the critics are living in his head

They get louder as he lies awake in bed

The only character he's ever turned away

Is the one that he was always born to play

The actor gives a wink

To the man above the sink

Then goes to work

If they don’t know who you are

Then they can’t leave you for who you were

He’s committed to his craft

First one in and always last to leave

Tell me at what point does a mask

Just become who you’ll always be

And all the critics are living in his head

They get louder as he lies awake in bed

The only character he ever turned away

Is the one that he was always born to play

When it's quiet on the set

And everybody’s left and going home

Maybe the worst thing yet

Is he’s still acting when he’s all alone

And all the critics are living in his head

They get louder as he lies awake in bed

The only character he's ever turned away

Is the one that he was always born to play