Nobody knows what a nobody I am
The mirror don't lie and I see a wreck of a man
But when the spotlight's taking a shine to the guitar I hold in my hands
Nobody knows what a nobody I am

Nobody knows how it feels when the leaving hits home
You stand in the door of your house and everything's gone
And you realize you got nothing left except the tears on the floor where you stand
Yeah, nobody knows what a nobody I am

Ah, but sooner or later they'll see
They don't know a thing about me
'Cause I fooled them all right into thinking that I'm worth a damn
So that nobody knows what a nobody I am

Ah, but sooner or later they'll see
That they don't know a thing about me
'Cause I fooled them all right into thinking that I'm worth a damn

Nobody knows what it is that makes me like this
Could it be the stars in my eyes or the trains that I've missed?
And nobody knows it's a lie while I'm smilin' and shakin' their hands
Nobody knows what a nobody I am

No, nobody knows what a nobody I am