A man walks down the street He says: Why am I soft in the middle, now? Why am I soft in the middle? The rest of my life is so hard I need a photo-opportunity I want a shot at redemption Don't want to end up like a cartoon In a cartoon graveyard Bonedigger, bonedigger Dogs in the moonlight Far away in my well-lit door Mr. Beerbelly, Beerbelly Get these mutts away from me You know, I just don't find this stuff amusing anymore If you'll be my bodyguard, I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty and Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al A man walks down the street He says: Why am I short of attention? Got a short little span of attention And, whoa, my nights are so long Where is my wife and family? What if I die here? Who'll be my role model Now that my role model is gone, gone? He ducked back down the alley With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl There were incidents and accidents There were hints and allegations There were incidents and accidents There were hints and allegations If you'll be my bodyguard, I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty and Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al If you'll be my bodyguard, I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty and Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al A man walks down the street It's a street in a strange world Maybe it's the third world Maybe it's his first time around He doesn't speak the language He holds no currency He is a foreign man, surrounded by the sound, the sound Cattle in the marketplace Scatterings and orphanages He looks around, around He sees angels in the architecture Spinning in infinity He says: Amen and Hallelujah! He says: Amen and Hallelujah! If you'll be my bodyguard, I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty and Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al If you'll be my bodyguard, I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty and Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al You can call me Al You can call me Al