i m a man not a monster man not a monster man not a monster well i ve been running round town with a west end man and a bag under my hand three weeks into the best laid plan aren t going too well and she said son well i think you ve changed i m a man not a monster baby don t you know who i am well this city built me and then i built this city so i ll be around til the men come down and batter in the door and he s gon beat these streets and bully the police and everybody know who i am well i don t think that you ve changed i m a man not a monster baby don t you know who i am i ll be around town til the city knocks me down an alley man a sound of a band and told in the mill and she said see it in the street i was at the tees to make time for the firebrand he said i don t know where i am but i m a man not a monster baby don t you know who i am i ll be back in town but the city knocked me down as a sleeping soul holds suburban nights i fight for the live and lie so drinks in town i move that around run stop steady up i ve been running round town with a west end man and a bag under my hand i say three weeks into my best laid plan aren t going too well and ah she said my son you ve changed well i m a man not a monster baby don t you know who i am i ll be around town until the city knocks me down cause i m a man not a monster i m a man not a monster i m a man not a monster i m a man not a monster i m a man not a monster i m a man not a monster i m a man not a monster i m a man not a monster 