On Being Frank lyrics - Ben Folds Five

I had it all

Or should I say, "I saw it all?"

And it's a long way from the dustbin of New Jersey to the top

Who would have known?

Who would have known?

I had a dream

But dreams had other plans for me

For thirty years, I set the thermostat where Frank Sinatra liked it

Pulled his girls and hung his hats—I never knew which ones were mine

Now, he's gone

I'm alone

And I don't know where I might be going

I rode the wind; the wind stopped blowing

Set me on the roadside coming home

But home—

For me, was always someone else, you know?

That shadows always fall when the sun goes down

I shook the hands

Of Mafia dons and presidents

And though they always smiled politely with a measure of decorum

Still, their eyes would scan beyond me for a glimpse of something more

But now, he's gone

Now, they're gone

And I don't know where I might be going

I rode the wind; the wind stopped blowing

Set me on the roadside coming home

But home—

For me, was always someone else, you know?

That shadows always fall when the sun goes down

Alone

A shadow of a star

Don't you know?

That shadows always fall

Yeah, shadows always fall

When the sun goes down

And I don't know where I might be going

I rode the wind; the wind stopped blowing

Set me on the roadside coming home

And home— (Home)

For me, was always someone else, you know?

(Home)

(Home)

(Home)

(Home)