[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…