[Verse 1]
There was a man
A lonely man
Who lost his love
Through his indifference

[Verse 2]
A heart that cared
That went unshared
Until it died
Within his silence

[Chorus]
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
And keeping to himself
Begins to deal
But still the king of hearts
Is well concealed
Another losing game comes to an end
He deals them out again

[Verse 3]
A little hope
Goes up in smoke
Just how it goes
Goes without saying
[Verse 4]
There was a man
A lonely man
Who would command
The hand he's playing

[Chorus]
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, ooh-ooh-ooh
And keeping to himself
Begins to deal
But still the king of hearts
Is well concealed
Another losing game comes to an end
He deals them out again, wooh
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