All in the Way (They Use My Face)

[Verse 1]
See the magic on my wall
From the movies and amusement halls
I've got an Edward Gee, and a Monroe still
Dreamin' is cheap and I've had my fill

[Verse 2]
Come the day when the time is right
Usin' feelings born of sound and sight
I'm an actor, but I've got no part
Don't need no lines 'cause they're right here in my heart

[Chorus]
And it's all in the way that they use my face
Findin' a friend who can take my place
It's all in the way that they use my face
And I see myself, on the shelf, someday

[Verse 3]
Been a while, still no role to play
City streets and lonely bars that crowd my day
Thoughts of fantasy and love supreme
Writin' on a charger with a movie queen

[Verse 4]
Phone my lady, but there's no one there
Dressin' up and sittin' round and goin' nowhere
Lost it to a writer of some TV shows
‘Cause she’s hopin she will meet the people that he knows

[Chorus]
‘Cause it's all in the way that they use my face
Findin' a friend who can take my place
It's all in the way that they use my face
And I see myself, on the shelf, someday

[Bridge]
When I’m home alone
Man calls me on the phone
Says I’m gonna make it soon
Just as soon as there’s room
Don’t call us, we’ll call you

[Verse 5]
Cross the street and buy a magazine
Read about the riots and the scenes there've been
Launchin’ a new picture, filled with blood and lust
A proven formula we all can trust

[Verse 6]
Wonder why no one knows my name
Dress me, and direct me, and I’d look just the same
As the man that swims the river, who alone can win the war
There’s a million of us hopin’, that you’ll open one small door

[Chorus]
And it's all in the way that they use my face
Findin' a friend who can take my place
It's all in the way that they use my face
And I see myself, on the shelf

[Chorus]
And it's all in the way that they use my face
Findin' a friend who can take my place
All in the way that they use my face
And I see myself, on the shelf

[Outro]
And it's all in the way that they use my face
All in the way that they use my face (it’s all in the way)
All in the way that they use my face (ooo all in the way)
All in the way that they use my face (all in the way)
All in the way that they use my face