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Ballad Of A Lonely Man Lyrics by Mike Ness

Cheating at Solitaire

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I'm young and I'm strong
I've got this God forsaken world by the balls!
I've got a one-way ticket to freedom
Ain't no one gonna take it from me
I was a soldier, age twenty-one
In a war I'm not sure what I was fighting for
And yet I turned from a boy to man there
Goodbye to innocence and a sweet sixteen
Chorus:
My whole life I could not arrange
My wicked ways I could never change
Dont' try, don't try now to understand
For this is the ballad of a lonely man
Close to me is a photograph
Of a family left far, far behind
At once I had love it that slipped away from
I searched a lifetime but could not find
In a hospital bed, I'm violently ill
Just one more drink nurse I swear to God!
I've got my St. Anthony and my Whiskey
Yes I'm a veteran of three foreign wars!
(Repeat Chorus)
Credits
Mike Ness

Mike Ness

About “Ballad Of A Lonely Man” by Mike Ness

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"Ballad Of A Lonely Man" is credited to Mike Ness. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Ballad Of A Lonely Man" appears on "Cheating at Solitaire".

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