Living Alone

You sit at a desk and you squirm in a chair
 You stretch out on a couch, you could fall asleep there
 But you lie in your bed and you try not to think
 You put on your bathrobe and you stand at the sink
 And then you look into the mirror and you unplug the phone
 You re-read the letter, you're living alone.
 You clear out a closet and you listen to a clock
 You wipe off a table and you pick up a sock
 And then you put up your feet and you stand on your head
 You hate what you did and you regret what you said
 And then you gaze at a spapshot and wait for the tone
 You talk to yourself, yeah, you're living alone.
 You were always alone, but you just didn't know it
 You tried living with someone but then you had to blow it
 And if there's one thing you learned after living with her
 Is that you're not the man now that you never were.
 So you turn up the heat and you fight off a cold
 You thumb through the Bible as you sit there on hold
 But you're your own boss you can do as you please
 Open a window and let in a breeze
 You sit down to dinner, yeah, you cooked your own
 You light a candle, you're living alone.
 You think about her and how did it end
 Your cleaning lady has become your very best friend
 You're back in your hometown, you're living in fear
 They wonder where has he been and why is he here
 You're watching the reruns of the Twilight Zone
 Your life in a nutshell, you're living alone.
 You were always alone, but you just didn't see it
 You tried to be someone different but you just couldn't be it
 And if there's one thing you learned after all of it
 Is that you're usually fired before you can quit.
 What you need is a dog, some goldfish or a cat
 A boa constrictor and a laboratory rat
 The end is at hand now and you have the means
 A roll of toilet paper and the right magazines
 Your parents are dead now and your kids are full grown
 You're 53 now, you're 53 now, you're 53 now
 You're living alone.