Who knows what i'm doing here tonight on this barstool
as if i didn't know where i should be
through the darkness of the dim neon, and lonely shade of blue
the light is a mighty hard thing to see
but sitting here, it just occurred to me

(chorus)
i was the man she counted on
to do her right, lord she was wrong
i was the man who wasn't there
who made it seem he didn't care
now she needs someone to hold her
to make her feel alive
and she'll be with a different man tonight

i can't believe i turned my back to the love there in her heart
and turned away from those tears in her eyes
now i know where i belong is right there in her arms
though it took so long for me to see the light
i'm leaving here a different man tonight

(repeat chorus)

(tag)
now she needs someone to hold her
and make her feel alive
and she'll be with a different man tonight
oh she'll be with a different man tonight