Songwriter: Rupert Holmes
Producer: Jeffrey Lesser
I'm a superstar in her living room
I’m a superstud in her bed
And I own the greatest mind that the world has ever known
When she tells me what I'm thinking in my head
And I can't believe that I need her love
When I’m obviously much too high and fine
And yet every now and then, I suspect within myself
She's put in me everything I thought I was mine
I'm the man behind the woman
Who's held captive by the man
She's so far within me
If she left I wouldn't stand
Certainly stumble
Probably crumble
I've a noble voice when I sing to her
But as I recall, she often sings along
And it's just occurred to me, when she screams
A little bit
It’s to warn me off the route to somewhere wrong
I’m the man behind the woman
But she makes me think reverse
Builds me while I bind her
I get strong while she gets worse
I'm the man behind the woman
And I’m leaning on her love
I don't want her underneath my thumb
But miles above
If I untied her
I might get beside her
I’m a superstud in her bed
And I own the greatest mind that the world has ever known
When she tells me what I'm thinking in my head
And I can't believe that I need her love
When I’m obviously much too high and fine
And yet every now and then, I suspect within myself
She's put in me everything I thought I was mine
I'm the man behind the woman
Who's held captive by the man
She's so far within me
If she left I wouldn't stand
Certainly stumble
Probably crumble
I've a noble voice when I sing to her
But as I recall, she often sings along
And it's just occurred to me, when she screams
A little bit
It’s to warn me off the route to somewhere wrong
I’m the man behind the woman
But she makes me think reverse
Builds me while I bind her
I get strong while she gets worse
I'm the man behind the woman
And I’m leaning on her love
I don't want her underneath my thumb
But miles above
If I untied her
I might get beside her
more tracks from the album
Songs That Sound Like Movies: The Complete Epic Recordings
- I Don’t Want to Hold Your Hand
- Rifles and Rum
- Studio Musician
- The Man Behind the Woman
- The Place Where Failure Goes
- Who, What, When, Where, Why
- I Don’t Want to Get Over You
- You Make Me Real
- Aw Shucks
- The Last of the Romantics
- For Beginners Only
- Philly
- Queen Bee
- Love Out of Time
- Lullaby for Myself
- Magic Trick
- Deco Lady
- You Burned Yourself Out
- Too Scared to Sing
- Singles
- Widescreen
- Touch and Go
- Terminal
- Weekend Lover
- Bagdad
- Annabella
- Soap Opera
- Brass Knuckles
- Our National Pastime
- Everything Gets Better When You’re Drunk
- Second Saxophone
- Phantom of the Opera
- Letters That Cross in the Mail
- Talk
- The One of Us (Demo for A Star Is Born)
From the albums
Rupert Holmes popular songs
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
- Weekend Lover
- Bagdad
- The O’Brien Girl
- Him (single edit)
- Annabella
- Special Thanks
- Cold
- Soap Opera
- Let’s Get Crazy Tonight
- You’ll Love Me Again
- Speechless
- Answering Machine
- Brass Knuckles
- I Don’t Need You
- Our National Pastime
- Partners in Crime
- Full Circle
- Morning Man
- Everything Gets Better When You’re Drunk
- Second Saxophone
- Phantom of the Opera
- Letters That Cross in the Mail
- Talk