There was a man, a lonely man
Who lost his love through his indifference
A heart that cared, 1 went unshared
Until it died within his silence

And solitaire's the 2 game in town
And every road that takes him takes him down
And by himself it's easy to pretend
He'll 3 love again

And keeping to himself he plays the game
Without her love it always 4 the same
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaire

A 5 hope goes up in smoke
Just how it goes, goes without saying
There was a man, a lonely man
Who would 6 the hand he's playing

And solitaire's the only game in town
And every road that 7 him takes him down
And by himself it's easy to pretend
He'll never love 8

And keeping to himself he plays the game
Without her love it always ends the 9
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaire

And solitaire's 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