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Solitaire

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Solitaire was released on June 6, 1975 by A&M as a part of the album Horizon

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter

Lead Vocals

Richard Carpenter

Richard Carpenter

Piano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Philip Cody

Songwriter

Neil Sedaka

Songwriter

Carpenters

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Richard Carpenter

Richard Carpenter

Producer

Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter

Associate Producer

Roger Young

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

There was a man, a lonely man

Who lost his love through his indifference

A heart that cared, that went unchecked

Until it died within his silence

[Verse 2]

And solitaire's the only game in town

And every road that takes him, takes him down

And by himself it's easy to pretend

He'll never love again

[Verse 3]

And keeping to himself, he plays the game

Without her love, it always ends the same

While life goes on around him everywhere

He's playing solitaire

[Verse 4]

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

[Verse 5]

And solitaire's the only game in town

And every road that takes him, takes him down

And by himself it's easy to pretend

He'll never love again

[Verse 6]

And keeping to himself, he plays the game

Without her love, it always ends the same

While life goes on around him everywhere

He's playing solitaire

[Verse 7]

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

Written by: Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody

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