I was a midnight rider on a cloud of smoke, I could make a woman hang on every single stroke,
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I was an iron man, I had a master plan, but I was alone.
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I could hear you breathing with a sigh of the wind, I remember how your body started tremblin',
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oh what a night it's been! And for the state I'm in,
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I'm still alone.
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And all the wonders made for the Earth ,
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And all the hearts in all creation,
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somehow I always end up alone, (alw.e.u.al.)always end up alone.
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So I play, I'll wait 'cause you know that love takes time.
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Em We came so far, just the beat of a lonely heart.
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And it's mine, and I don't wanna be alone.
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Well since I got no message on your answer phone, since you're busy every minute, I just stay at home,
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I make believe you care, I feel you everywhere,
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but I'm still alone.
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I'm on a wheel of fortune with a twist of fate. 'cause I know it isn't heaven, is it love or hate?
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I am alone.
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And is there glory there to behold? Maybe it's my imagination,
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another story there to be told.
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Em So I play, I'll wait and I pray it's not too late.
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Em We came so far, just the beat of a lonely heart,
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and it's mine - and I don't wanna be alone.
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) Gone but not out of sight, I'm caught in the rain and there's no one home, face the heat of the night, the one that you love's got a heart that's made of stone.