Alone in a wide world i stand,
Hoping for a kindly word, a glance,
Alone without shelter I run,
Devoid of laughter, of fun.

Seeking for extremes I know not,
Yearning for pleasures I feel not,
And somewhere, in this race for more,
Lost I, my love, forever gone.

Riches of the world I did earn,
Tricks of the trade I did learn,
Fame came, and fortune came,
I had, yes, mastered life's game.

In the mirror I see me attired
In finesse, but my eyes are tired,
They see, not the stranger in mirror,
But an empty soul, a life lost forever.