am i supposed to close my eyes as you walk away from me am i supposed to blind myself so i ll never have to see you walking side by side with a different kind of man who ll redefine your body in ways i know i what if i don t wanna go now will you come put these eyes out so don t go and blame your mother for what s your father s fault or all of your daughters will turn out just like you bent on destruction and burning through your beauty and looking beyond your years by the time you re only what if i don t wanna go now will you come put these eyes out oh c est la vie please don t go and abandon me when the bridge burns down and the bad blood tastes like wine on the wind beware of the man in shades beware beware of the man in shades beware i stutter step my way across desert lakes to try to sweat the ghost of the past so i can lay my anchor at last at your feet beware of the man in shades beware beware of the man in shades beware i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am oh c est la vie please don t go and abandon me when the bridge burns down and the bad blood tastes like wine on the wind i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am 