The enemy came at us with a boot knife We gave 'em hell with everything we got A distant ghostly cry See the cameras pan the sky And pastel stars change color in the lot Fear, it takes the form of a stranger And travels through like electricity Now that we are headed out of danger You're shaking in the glare of the marquee Donny's fading in the bright Bowling alley lights I didn't hear a shot ring out But a man is down tonight A man is down tonight Like so many others of his generation Taken from the world before his time He played a perfect game Gave the spelling of his name To the cashier for the winner's outdoor sign And I can't seem to pull it all together So here we join him to his ocean bride Inside her stranglehold He was a faithful soldier In the service of her rising morning tide Now Donny's fading in the bright Bowling alley lights I didn't hear a shot ring out But a man is down tonight A man is down tonight {Instrumental} Now Donny's fading in the bright Bowling alley lights I didn't hear a shot ring out But a man is down tonight Now Donny's fading in the bright Bowling alley lights I didn't hear a shot ring out But a man is down tonight A man is down tonight A man is down tonight Down tonight