Lyric discussion by petervail 

Cover art for La-Di-Da lyrics by Manchester Orchestra

The 5 Stories' lyrics are a bit different.

"A music man stands on the outskirts of town, he makes beautiful noise, but sticks to his frown, there's nothing around here, that's worth fighting for, he drinks till he's quiet, and falls to the floor, he's sorry he stands there, and regrets his birth, he's eager for love, but lacking of worth, the skies scream, "I hate you", and the clouds bleed of shame, he sits there for hours, playing the same song again, and no one loves him"

I personally like this version better