There was a man 有一个人，

A lonely man 一个孤独的人

Who lost his love 谁失去了他的爱

Through his indifference 通过他的冷漠

   

A heart that cared 在关心à心脏

That went unshared 这又独享

Until it died 直到它死了

Within his silence 在他的沉默

   

[*] And solitaire's the only game in town [ *]和纸牌是镇上唯一的游戏

And every road that takes him 和每一个道路需要他

Takes him down 把他打倒

And by himself it's easy to pretend 而他自己很容易假装

He'll never love again 他永远不会再爱

   

[**] And keeping to himself [**]而保持自己

He plays the game 他玩游戏

Without her love 如果没有她的爱

It always ends the same 它总是结束在同一

While life goes on around him everywhere 虽然生活在继续他的周围到处都是

He's playing solitaire 他玩纸牌游戏

   

A little hope 一点希望

Goes up in smoke 上升的烟雾

Just how it goes 刚刚是怎么回事

Goes without saying 不言而喻

   

There was a man 有一个人，

A lonely man 一个孤独的人

Who would command 谁也指挥

The hand he's playing 手，他的演奏

   

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