There was a man
A lonely man
Who lost his love
Through his indifference
A heart that cared
That went unshared
Until it died
Within his silence
(*) And solitaire′s the only game in town
And every road that takes him
Takes him down
And by himself it′s easy to pretend
He′ll never love again
(**) And keeping to himself
He plays the game
Without her love
It always ends the same
While life goes on around him everywhere
He′s playing solitaire
A little hope
Goes up in smoke
Just how it kills
Goes without saying
There was a man
A lonely man
Who would command
The hand he′s playing
Repeat (*)
Repeat (**)
Repeat (*)