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 a day, 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 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,
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.
(Instrumental)
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.
1972 – David Gates – Performed by Bread – Album: Guitar Man