Man Alone

[Verse 1] I woke up this morning with ribbons in my bed I could not remember how they got there Just the warmth from someone's body gone My body's aching, my mind, it cannot rest My thoughts are vacant, there's a rattle in my chest Too old to be playing these games again [Chorus 1] I was hoping to change, just I never did And now I'm kicking the cage to get rid of it [Verse 2] Hands full of splinters, there's timber in my skin You'd probably hate it, but I am used to it I cannot fake it, but I do Held down at some late night bar, where the Pretty girls know who you are, trying To find your heart in all those hopeless faces [Chorus 2] And I was hoping to change, just I never did Now I'm kicking the cage right in front of it I'm so sick of the rage, but can't get rid of it I'm with nobody to blame - I'm in the thick of it And I walk as a man alone [Bridge] So what you chasing? You think it's not going right I guess you'll learn it in time You're not entitled to anything [Chorus 3] So won't you hand me the reins, just for the thrill of it See, I got what it takes just to handle it Won't you tell me I'm great? I'm in need of it It's not a question of blame, so stand in front of it And I walk as a man alone [Outro] Oh, I walk as a man alone No, I walk as a man alone