Behind the Wall

I hear her from a distance, coming down the hall
I can tell I've never been in a fight
The sound of her crying through my wall
Kept me up every single night

When I see her, I'm gonna ask her
What kind of guy is she really after
When I see her, I've gotta ask her
To trade away her tears for a little laughter

Let me be your man, let me be the one
To chase away the rain, bring out the sun
Let me be your man, let me be the one
Throw away your anger, baby, just have some fun
Give me a chance, I'll do the best that I can
Let me be the one, baby, let me be your man

I see her standing out by her car
Waiting ever so patiently
Like a shadow searching for the Northern Star
Praying for a miracle so quietly

When I see her, I'm gonna ask her
What kind of guy is she really after
When I see her, I've gotta ask her
To trade away her tears for a little laughter

Let me be your man, let me be the one
To chase away the rain, bring out the sun
Let me be your man, let me be the one
Throw away your anger, baby, just have some fun
Give me a chance, I'll do the best that I can
Let me be the one, baby, let me be your man

Be the one
Be the one, be the one, be the one, be the one
Be the one, be the one, be the one
Baby, let me be your man

I went to the movies, saw her sitting by herself
I could tell she was dying inside
She's way too shy to ask a stranger for some help
A broken heart hidden behind all that pride

There she was, it was all up to me
So I, I stood up and went on over, "Madam, if you please"
There I was, for the whole world to see
So I, I sat down and looked into her eyes

Is it you? Is it me?
Your beauty's got me hypnotized
I was over there, then I realized
The only place for me is the only place for you is to be with me

For the first time, I see her smiling
It brightened up the whole damn room
We talked for one seat, could be a while
The next thing I knew, I was out of the room

The lights go out and through the walls
She'll be crying no more
The next time you see her coming down the hall
Just ask her what she is smiling for

So the movies saw her sitting by herself
I could tell she was dying inside
She's way too shy to ask a stranger for some help
A broken heart hidden behind all that pride

There she was, it was all up to me
So I, I stood up, I stood up and went on over