ELVIS PRESLEY - SOLITAIRE

Written and composed by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody and originally recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1972.
Recorded by Elvis in 1976 and released same year as the 3rd track, side two of his twenty third studio album "From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee".

There was a man, a lonely man
Who lost his love through his indifference
A heart that cared that went unshared
Until it died within his silence

And Solitaire's the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing Solitaire
And keeping to himself begins to deal
And still the King of Hearts is well concealed
Another losing game comes to an end
And deals them out again

A little hope goes up in smoke
Just how it goes, goes without saying
There was a man, a lonely man
Who would command the hand he's playing

And Solitaire's the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing Solitaire
And keeping to himself, begins to deal
And still the King of Hearts is well concealed
Another losing game comes to an end
And deals them out again

And Solitaire's the only game in town
And every road that takes him, takes him down
Life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing Solitaire