Alone for a While

Riding on the Subway
 Looking like a tragic hero
 Julius Caesar never felt this warm
 Or if he did he never talked about it
 A one-bedroom apartment in Charlotte
 I think the loneliest number is love
 I see the tourists walking through my life
 And I'm learning not to think about'm
 And I'm learning that family and your long time best friends
 Are the only ones that last
 I'm learning that tragedy and the way I react
 Is the only thing I have
 I'll fall in love
 Again, I know I will
 Love's not enough
 To keep me standing still
 I gave away my heart
 Look babe I'm a shooting star
 But I can't give away my life
 Long night flying over Memphis
 Flashing lights and faded jeans I
 Think I'll light a little candle for
 A TV screen full of dying dreams
 And all the lonely teenage idols
 Who gave up what they sing about
 To the God's of superstardom
 Sitting in their synagogues handing tickets out
 To the beautiful
 Am I beautiful
 Last time last fight
 I swear I tried
 Is this my empire
 Are all these brilliant light for me
 A one man empire
 Play my soul on an mp3
 I'm learning that family
 Is really not that bad
 And I'm learning that tragedy
 Is never all I have
 Cuz it's my life
 And it's not that bad