There was a man, a lonely man
Who lost his love, thru his indifference
A heart that cared that went unshared

Until it died within his silence
And solitaire is 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 the 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 goes, goes without saying
There was a man, a lonely man

Who would command the hand he's playing
And solitaire is 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 a love it always ends the same
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaire

And solitaire is the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
While life goes on around him everywhere

He's playing solitaire