Boys like him make love out of nothing,
very fast
Leaving people behind is
what he does for a living
If he's handsome neither, it doesn't last
His fingers are limousines, his lips are hotels
He confuses you with some
Dutch girl called
Gabrielle
He swears you're the core of his flame
But he's mistaken your
Christian name
He's only a shell of the man
That I am, that I am,
that I am, that I am
He's only a shell of the man
And me, I'm too far gone tonight
You must put me to bed now
Shoot out the lights
We will meet holding flowers
Pull over the covers
Hold up the anchor, darling,
love one another
Say goodbye to sadness
Girl, he's held you long enough
And anyone can tell you in this world
You've gotta be more than
just strong enough
His luster will tarnish,
his charms will di minish
Flames such as his, sooner extinguish
You don't have to kiss his hand
Cause he's only a shell of the man
In his top left pocket
he carries the reminders
Of all the places he has been to and why
A list of the names and the dates in his life
A cameo brooch, remember you buy
He looks in the bed of your eyes
And he tells the most beautiful lies
But he's only a shell of the man
He's only a shell of the man
He's only a shell of the man
He's only a shell of the man
That I am, that I am,
that I am, that I am
He's only a shell of a man
He's only a shell
He's only a shell
You