[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...