Solitude

Lyrics

SOLITUDE
D.Johnson/K.Buniewski
Copyright 1994 Last Train Out Entertainment LLC

There I was, just a baby..just beyond the cradle bars
One small step for man, a giant leap for me
I fell on my face. I skinned my knee. Didn’t travel very far
From a helping hand, I turned indignantly..
But I was born to walk alone

Beaten paths weren’t meant for me..yeah.
I was born to walk alone
—in SOLITUDE

Then one day at the schoolyard, midst the teaming dozens crowd
Sent my self-esteem to the valley of despair
I got on my bike. I peddled hard. Hung my head in the furtive bow.
Seeking empathy, or a sympathetic ear...but I found none.

I was born to ride alone
Empty road my company
—yeah!
I was born to ride alone
—in SOLITUDE

Seeking wisdom while in college, pouring knowledge from a bar
With my favorite course, Wild Turkey 101
Filled with empty thoughts, and empty dreams, and empty protocol
Belly up again to my own oblivion
I was born to drink alone
Raise a glass to misery
—yeah!
I was born to drink alone
—in SOLITUDE

Then came a girl...with long shiny hair..
She read like Old English prose
—left me gasping for air!
Told me I wasn’t the one to receive all her bountiful charms!
I was born to sleep alone
Making love just fantasy
I was born to sleep alone
—in SOLITUDE
In SOLITUDE

As I gaze at the ferryman at the twilight of my time
Spare me acid tears or misplaced eulogies
'Cause frustration danced with me through life, now in ecstasy I lie
By myself at last, in this potter’s field of dreams

I was born to die alone
Just and old pine box for me
I was born to die alone
—in SOLITUDE
I was born to walk alone
—I was born to ride alone
—I was born to drink alone
—I was born to sleep alone
—I was born to die alone
---in SOLITUDE
IN SOLITUDE