Man on the cornergenesissee the lonely man there on the corner,what he's waiting for, i don't know,but he waits everyday now.he's just waiting for something to show.and nobody knows him,and nobody cares,'cos there's no hiding place,there's no hiding place - for you.looking everywhere at no one,he sees everything and nothing at all - oh.when he shouts nobody listens,where he leads no one will go - oh.he's a lonely man, there on the corner,what he's waiting for, i don't know,but he waits everyday now.he's just waiting for something to show - oh.nobody knows him,and nobody cares,'cos there's no hiding place,there's no hiding place - for you and me.are we just like all the rest,we're looking too hard for something he's gotor moving too fast to rest.but like a monkey on your back you need it.but do you love it enough to leave it - ah.just like the lonely man there on the corner,what he's waiting for, i don't know - oh.but he waits every day now.he's just waiting for that something to show - oh.who's the lonely man there on the corner,what he's waiting for, i don't know.but he's there every day now.and he's just waiting for something to show - oh.who's the lonely man there on the corner,what he's waiting for, i don't know.oh but he waits every day now.he's just waiting for that something to show.