[Intro]             

[Verse 1]

I was a midnig

ht rider on a 

cloud of smoke

I could make a

 woman hang on

 every single 

stroke

I was an iron 

man, I had a m

aster plan

But I was alon

e

I could hear y

ou breathing, 

With a sigh of

 the wind

I remember how

 your body sta

rted trembling

Oh, what a nig

ht it's been, 

And for the st

ate I'm in

I'm still alon

e

[Bridge 1]
            
And all the wo

             
nders made for

           
 the Earth
             
And all the he

              
arts in all cr

      
eation
         
Somehow I alwa

ys end up alon

e (Always end 

up alone)

Always end up 

alone

[Chorus]
             
So I play, (Sh

              
a’ la) I’ll wa

      
it (I’ll wait)
        
'Cause you kno

w that love ta

kes time (Livi

n love between

 the lines)
             
We came, (Sha’

              
 la) so far (s

      
o far)

Just the beat 

of a lonely he

art
    
And it's mine
             
And I don't wa

                    
nt to be alone

[Verse 2]

Well, since I 

got no message

 on your answe

r phone

Since you're b

usy every minu

te. I just sta

y at home

I make believe

 you care, I f

eel you everyw

here

But I'm still 

alone

I'm on a wheel

 of fortune wi

th a twist of 

fate

'Cause I know 

it isn't heave

n, is it love 

or hate

Am I the subje

ct of the pain

, Am I the str

anger in the r

ain

I am alone

[Bridge 2]
            
And if the glo

              
ry there to be

    
hold
             
Maybe it's my 

     
imagination
           
Another story 

              
there to be to

  
ld… oow

[Chorus]
             
So I play, (Sh

      
a’ la)  I'll w

ait (At times)
        
And I pray it'

s not too late

……… (Tears tha

t you cry)
             
We came (Sha’ 

      
la)   so far  

(so far)
             
Just the beat 


of a lonely he

art
             
And it's mine 

#    
        (pause

)
              
And I don't wa

                  
nt to be alone

[Bridge 3]
     
And all the wo

nders made for

 the Earth
             
And all the he

              
arts in all cr

 
eation
              
Another story 

           
there to be to

  
ld… oow

[Chorus]
             
So I play, (Sh

              
a’ la) I’ll wa

 
it (I’ll wait)
         
And I pray it'

s not too late

 (Livin love b

etween the lin

es)
             
We came (Sha’ 

            
la)   so far  

(so far)

Just the beat 

of a lonely he

art
            
And it's mine

    
              
And I don't wa

                            
nt to be alone

[CODA]
 
Gone, but not 

out of sight
I'm caught in the rain and there's no one home
Gonna Face the heat of the night
The one that you love's got a heart that's made of stone
Shine and search for the light
And sooner or later you'll be cruising on your o-cean
And clean out of sight
I'm caught in the rain and there's no one home