I buried my heart in a hole in the ground
With the lights and the roses and the cowards downtown
They threw me a party, there was no one around
They tried to call my girl but she could not be found
I buried my guilt in a pit in the sound
With the rust and the vultures and the trash downtown
So don't step to me, kid you'll never be found
'Cos while you were sleeping I took over your town
When I see a man, I see a lion
When I see a man, I see a lion
You're the apple of my eye, of my eye, of my eye
You're the apple of my eye, of my, I want 'ya
I fell for a girl with a port-wine stain
I knew her initials but never her name
I tried and I tried and I was never the same
So no longer for love and I'm forever changed
When I see a man, I see a lion
When I see a man, I see a lion
You're the apple of my eye, of my eye, of my eye
You're the apple of my eye, of my, I want 'ya
I give up my money, give up my name, take it away
I give it away, I give it away, I give it
When I see a man, I see a lion
When I see a man, I see a lion
[instrumental break]
When I see a man, I see a lion
When I see a man, I see a lion
You're the apple of my eye, of my eye, of my eye
You're the apple of my eye, of my, I want 'ya
Give up my money, give up my name, take it away
I give it away, I give it away, I give it
I'm a sycophantic animal, I'm a sycophant oh no, I'm a sycophantic oh I know
Break through the chain, I'm breaking the chain, I'm breaking
Give it away, give it away, I give it
When I see a man, I see a lion
When I see a man, I see a lion
You're the apple of my eye, of my eye, of my eye
You're the apple of my eye, of my, I want 'ya
Give up my money, give up my name, take it away
I give it away, I give it away, I give it
See you again, I see you again, I see ya
Give it away, I give it away, I give it
When I see a man, I see a lion
When I see a man, I see a lion
You're the apple of my eye, of my eye, of my eye
You're the apple of my eye, of my, I want 'ya