[Verse 1]
Righteousness is its own reward
Solitude is what I shoot for
What good's behind me now
It doesn't count
Butterflies and the hangers on
Come by my house, see the lights on
They want to have their say
At my front gate

[Chorus 1]
Well I don't know what to tell you, man
It has really been too long
Whatever I had to give away
Whatever I had to give away is gone

[Verse 2]
A broken heart is a natural death
But to never love, that is tragic
And the far worse of the two
I can assure you
It's never hard to make a fast friend
Someone to dance 'til the song ends
The trick is getting loose
Once they got you
[Chorus 2]
Well, I don't know what to tell you kid
Though it really is too bad
All that I tried to push away
All that I tried to push away came back

[Outro]
All that crowded loneliness made for a long day
All that crowded loneliness gave me a long face
Everywhere I go, I think I went the wrong way
All that crowded loneliness made for a long day