| 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 |