Behind the curtains stands a man

Waiting to mount the podium

To receive accolades and commendation

For his glamorous folklore achievements 

He shed a tear just before

Behind the curtain stands a man

With a stressful life he had to face

Locking the door and facing the road

As family made office more alluring

He shed a tear just before

Behind the curtain stands a man

With a lousy boss and the strain of work

With the retrenchment hook around his neck

and the uncertainties of a daily bread

He shed a tear just before

Behind the curtain stands a man

With scars beneath his blazer

Wounds covered up that you may never see

He emerges with a dashing smile 

He shed a tear just before

In the midst of the struggles he faced,

He reached the target he craved,

and today he remembers it all

and on the podium, for relief and joy

He shed a tear just before