Melancholy Man

Some people say that I'm a melancholy man
 When all is said and done
 It's just the way I am
 The sun is blazing as I wander into town
 A long grey overcoat which trails along the ground
 And when I'm walking past the children in the park
 They stop their games, they shout my name
 And run behind my back
 If only they could see how happy I can be
 But sometimes they must look away
 Or so it seems to me
 I think I'll always be a melancholy man
 I know when all is said and done
 It's just the way I am
 But if you have the time
 Please listen while you can
 Does anybody understand?
 I'll always be a melancholy man
 The sky is blue today
 Here in your nowhere land
 And how are you today, my melancholy man?
 You saw us looking through a window of a bus
 We smiled at you but you didn't smile at us
 And when you're old and grey
 Your days are at an end
 You'll wish that you had somone who
 You could call a friend
 Yet only I can see how happy you can be
 Oh sometimes they must look away
 Or so it seems to me
 I think I'll always be a melancholy man
 I know when all is said and done
 It's just the way I am
 But if you have the time
 Please listen while you can
 Does anybody understand?
 I'll always be a melancholy man
 When all is said and done, my melancholy man
 The sky is blue today, my melancholy man
 'And when no hope was left in sight
 On that starry starry night
 You took your life as lovers often do
 But I could have told you, Vincent
 This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you'
 As beautiful as you, my melancholy man