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Gone Solo

from Gone Solo by Andrew Trotter

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“Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.”--Paul Tillich

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Gone Solo

An old woman out on a walk,
Moving about an inch an hour,
She smiles at me but doesn’t talk,
At least she's under her own power.
By now she's laid to rest her mate,
Her kids are on the other coast,
She's either YOLO or resigned to fate
But makes of it the most.

Gone Solo,
It all comes down to attitude,
Gone Solo,
Your longitude and your latitude,
Do you embrace the pain of loneliness
Or revel in the glory of your solitude?

Thousands on Fifth Avenue are desperate
In their crazy rush,
They see themselves as separate,
But their lonely souls are being crushed.
At their apartment with a view
They see the neighbor with her key
But say hello they never do,
Though she may be the remedy.

Gone Solo,
It all comes down to attitude,
Gone Solo,
Your longitude and your latitude,
Do you embrace the pain of loneliness
Or revel in the glory of your solitude?

Solo may be narcissistic,
Don't just be a statistic
Waiting for your chance to be a star.
If music's asking you a question,
Form a band is my suggestion,
and play your answer solo on guitar.

Young fellow just starting out
Says no to a profession,
A yoke and all those rows to plow
Are not his obsession.
His dad says you’re a fool,
His mom it’s your career,
The man replies I’ll be back soon
And hops into his car.

Gone Solo,
It all comes down to attitude,
Gone Solo,
Your longitude and your latitude.
Do you embrace the pain of loneliness
Or revel in the glory of your solitude?

COPYRIGHT © 2017 ANDREW TROTTER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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from Gone Solo, released February 1, 2019
Eric Simmons on drums.

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Andrew Trotter Washington, D.C.

I am a guitarist and singer in Washington, DC, USA.

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