[Verse]
They call him the quiet man
Always on time, always so kind
Doin’ everything right
But somehow gettin’ it wrong every time
He’d give the shirt off his back
Never asked for a thing in return
Just wanted to be seen
Just wanted his turn
[Verse]
She’d look right through him
Like he wasn’t even there
Twenty years of tryin’
Twenty years she didn’t care
He’d bring her coffee in the mornin’
She’d barely say his name
He carried all the weight of it
And carried all the blame
[Chorus]
The quiet man, with the extraordinary heart
Givin’ everything he had
While she tore him apart
The quiet man, never asked for much at all
Just a little bit of love
Before the final fall
[Verse]
Then one night he saw it
Clear as the moon above
She never loved the man he was
Never wanted his love
So he folded up his shirts
Folded up the years
Walked out that door for the last time
Didn’t shed a single tear
[Bridge]
Somewhere a woman’s waitin’
Who’ll see him, really see
The heart that beat so quiet
Finally gets to breathe
[Chorus]
The quiet man, with the extraordinary heart
Found the one who wanted
Every single part
The quiet man, walked away and found the sun
Turns out the quiet ones
Were extraordinary all along
[Outro]
(instrumental – sax and violin fade)
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael Forty