Dear darlin', surprised to hear from me? Bet you're sittin' drinkin' coffee, yawnin' sleepily, just to let you know, I'm gonna be home soon, I'm kinda awkward and afraid that time has changed your point of view
How you gonna see me now? Please, don't see me ugly, babe, 'cause I know I let you down in, oh, so many ways! How you gonna see me now since we've been on our own? Are you gonna love the man when the man gets home?
Listen, darlin', now I'm heading for the west, straightened out my head but my old heart is still a mess, yes, I'm worried, honey, guess that's natural though, it's like I'm waiting for a welcome sign, like a hobo in the snow
How you gonna see me now? Please don't see me ugly, babe, 'cause I know I let you down in, oh, so many ways! How you gonna see me now since we've been on our own? Are you gonna love the man when the man gets home?
And just like the first time we're just strangers again, I might have grown out of style in the place I've been and just like the first time I'll be shakin' inside when I walk in the door, there'll be no place to hide
How you gonna see me now? Please don't see me ugly, babe, 'cause I feel I let you down in, oh, so many ways!
How you gonna see me now? Please, don't see me ugly, babe, 'cause I know I let you down in, oh, so many ways! How you gonna see me now since we've been on our own? Are you gonna love the man when the man gets home?
Listen, darlin', now I'm heading for the west, straightened out my head but my old heart is still a mess, yes, I'm worried, honey, guess that's natural though, it's like I'm waiting for a welcome sign, like a hobo in the snow
How you gonna see me now? Please don't see me ugly, babe, 'cause I know I let you down in, oh, so many ways! How you gonna see me now since we've been on our own? Are you gonna love the man when the man gets home?
And just like the first time we're just strangers again, I might have grown out of style in the place I've been and just like the first time I'll be shakin' inside when I walk in the door, there'll be no place to hide
How you gonna see me now? Please don't see me ugly, babe, 'cause I feel I let you down in, oh, so many ways!
How you gonna see me now? Please don't see me ugly, babe, 'cause I know I let you down in, oh, so many ways! How you gonna see me now since we've been on our own? Are you gonna love the man when the man gets home?
(Taupin/Wagner/Cooper)