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.