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You sit at a desk and you squirm in a chair |
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You stretch out on a couch, you could fall asleep there |
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But you lie in your bed and you try not to think |
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You put on your bathrobe and you stand at the sink |
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And then you look into the mirror and you unplug the phone |
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You re-read the letter, you're living alone. |
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You clear out a closet and you listen to a clock |
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You wipe off a table and you pick up a sock |
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And then you put up your feet and you stand on your head |
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You hate what you did and you regret what you said |
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And then you gaze at a spapshot and wait for the tone |
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You talk to yourself, yeah, you're living alone. |
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You were always alone, but you just didn't know it |
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You tried living with someone but then you had to blow it |
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And if there's one thing you learned after living with her |
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Is that you're not the man now that you never were. |
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So you turn up the heat and you fight off a cold |
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You thumb through the Bible as you sit there on hold |
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But you're your own boss you can do as you please |
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Open a window and let in a breeze |
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You sit down to dinner, yeah, you cooked your own |
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You light a candle, you're living alone. |
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You think about her and how did it end |
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Your cleaning lady has become your very best friend |
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You're back in your hometown, you're living in fear |
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They wonder where has he been and why is he here |
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You're watching the reruns of the Twilight Zone |
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Your life in a nutshell, you're living alone. |
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You were always alone, but you just didn't see it |
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You tried to be someone different but you just couldn't be it |
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And if there's one thing you learned after all of it |
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Is that you're usually fired before you can quit. |
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What you need is a dog, some goldfish or a cat |
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A boa constrictor and a laboratory rat |
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The end is at hand now and you have the means |
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A roll of toilet paper and the right magazines |
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Your parents are dead now and your kids are full grown |
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You're 53 now, you're 53 now, you're 53 now |
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You're living alone. |
