Who draws the crowd and plays so loud, 
 Baby it's the guitar man. 
 Who's gonna steal the show, you know 
 Baby it's 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 away 
 To find another place to play.   
 Night after night who treats you right, 
 Baby it's the guitar man 
 Who's on the radio, you know 
 Baby it's the guitar man   
 Then he comes to town, and you see his face, 
 And you think you might like to take his place 
 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 ev'ry 
 song 
 Then you find yourself a message and some words to 
 call your own 
 And take them home.   
 He can make you love, he can get you high 
 He will bring you down, then he'll make you cry 
 Somethin' keeps him movin', but no one seems to know 
 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, 
 Anyway got to play, anyway Got to play.