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Another night on Fairfax Keeping a drink warm for a friend This is beginning to feel like my home Trying to pull my hair back Watching the kids pile up and in Like we're the only ones who came here alone But none of this concerns you You've got a job to do, you need no one to Protect you from this Babylon's charms The city lights can't burn you Not with the state your freight's been in And easy men like me can do you no harm 'Cause I am a professional I hide behind this old guitar like it's a business card And nothing that I say is for real This is my confessional You know that I've been in this game so long That I've felt everything there is to feel Another night on Sunset Keeping a girl warm for a friend This is beginning to feel like my life She was getting upset Watching the way I played my friends Songtexte'Til I convinced her everything was alright But you would rise above this You'd see my tricks for what they are in this disgusting bar And leave before I knew that you'd came We tell ourselves we love this Chasing away the empty space When it's the only thing that's keeping me sane 'Cause I am a professional I hide behind this old guitar like it's a business card And nothing that I say is for real This is my confessional You know that I've been in this game so long That I've felt everything there is to feel So call me what you will I'm sure you've had your fill of people just like me Who say, "I don't even know you, but I sure could use a love like yours" Keep playing your chords 'Til they feel like they're chores And sometimes a stage feels just like a cage And you can't tell if someone's trying to fence you in Or if they're trying to protect you from what's out there And you don't know if you want to know what's out there 'Cause we are all professionals Aus Songtexte Mania