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There was a man, a lonely man, who lost his love, through his indifference
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A heart that cared, that went unshared, until it died, within his silence
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And solitaire's the only game in town
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And every road that takes him takes him down
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And by himself it's easy to pretend, he'll never love again
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And keeping to him self he plays the game
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Without her love it always ends the same
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While life goes on around him everywhere, he's playing solitaire
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A little hope, goes up in smoke, just how it goes, goes without saying
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There was a man, a lonely man, who would command, the hand he's playing
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And solitaire's the only game in town
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And every road that takes him takes him down
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And by himself it's easy to pretend, he'll never love again
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And keeping to himself he plays the game
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Without her love it always ends the same
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While life goes on around him everywhere, he's playing solitaire
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And solitaire's the only game in town
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And every road that takes him takes him down
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While life goes on around him everywhere, he's playing solitaire