Solitaire -- Carpenters

There was a man A lonely man Who lost his love Through his indifference
A heart that cared That went unshared Until it died Within his silence

And solitaire's the only game in town And every road that takes him
Takes him down  And by himself it's easy to pretend  he'll never love again

And keeping to himself he plays the game  Without her love
It always ends the same  While life goes on around him everywhere
he's playing solitaire 

A little hope Goes up in smoke Just how it kills Goes without saying
There was a man A lonely man  Who would command  The hand he's playing


" In this song, the card game solitaire becomes a metaphor for loneliness, as a man finds himself alone after losing his love.                   (songfacts)  








             

                

                                          Elvis Presley and Karen Carpenter    "Solitaire"