Solitaire

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 solitaires the only game in town And every road that takes him Takes him down And by himself its easy to pretend Hell 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 Hes playing solitaire A little hope Goes up in smoke Just how it goes Goes without saying There was a man A lonely man Who would command The hand hes playing Repeat (*) Repeat (**) Repeat (*)