There was a man There was a man Havia um homem A lonely man A lonely man Um homem solitário Who lost his love Who lost his love Quem perdeu seu amor Through his indifference Through his indifference Por sua indiferença A heart that cared A heart that cared Um coração que se importou That went unshared That went unshared Isso não foi compartilhado Until it died Until it died Até morrer Within his silence Within his silence Dentro do silêncio dele And solitaire's the only game in town And solitaire's the only game in town E paciência é o único jogo da cidade And every road that takes him, takes him down And every road that takes him, takes him down E cada estrada que o leva, o leva para baixo And by himself it's easy to pretend And by himself it's easy to pretend E sozinho é fácil fingir He'll never love again He'll never love again Ele nunca vai amar de novo And keeping to himself he plays the game And keeping to himself he plays the game E mantendo-se sozinho, ele joga o jogo Without her love it always ends the same Without her love it always ends the same Sem o amor dela, sempre termina do mesmo jeito While life goes on around him everywhere While life goes on around him everywhere Enquanto a vida continua ao seu redor em todos os lugares He's playing solitaire He's playing solitaire Ele está jogando paciência A little hope A little hope Um pouco de esperança Goes up in smoke Goes up in smoke Vira fumaça Just how it kills Just how it kills Exatamente como isso mata Goes without saying Goes without saying Nem preciso dizer There was a man There was a man Havia um homem A lonely man A lonely man Um homem solitário Who would command Who would command Quem iria comandar The hand he's playing The hand he's playing A mão que ele está jogando And solitaire's the only game in town And solitaire's the only game in town E paciência é o único jogo da cidade And every road that takes him, takes him down And every road that takes him, takes him down E cada estrada que o leva, o leva para baixo And by himself it's easy to pretend And by himself it's easy to pretend E sozinho é fácil fingir He'll never love again He'll never love again Ele nunca vai amar de novo And keeping to himself he plays the game And keeping to himself he plays the game E mantendo-se sozinho, ele joga o jogo Without her love it always ends the same Without her love it always ends the same Sem o amor dela acaba sempre do mesmo jeito While life goes on around him everywhere While life goes on around him everywhere Enquanto a vida continua ao seu redor em todos os lugares He's playing solitaire He's playing solitaire Ele está jogando paciência And solitaire's the only game in town And solitaire's the only game in town E paciência é o único jogo da cidade And every road that takes him, takes him down And every road that takes him, takes him down E cada estrada que o leva, o leva para baixo While life goes on around him everywhere While life goes on around him everywhere Enquanto a vida continua ao seu redor em todos os lugares He's playing solitaire' He's playing solitaire' Ele está jogando paciência '