Pete Townshend - How Can You Do It Alone? Lyrics
Saw a man about fifty or so
He looked lonely but his eyes were bright
I was walking up Holland Park Road
And I stopped him to ask for a light
He practically froze when I spoke
Then I saw as he lit up my smoke
Beneath his coat he was naked and wet
Who can you blame he knew that I knew
In the sound of his breath was a moan
I said "I know there's no name
For what you go through
But how can you do it alone"
I crossed the street to the local news store
Beside me some school kid I saw
Push some girlie mag down into his jeans
The shop girl was watching amazed
Asked me to call for the police
She screamed at his blushing young face
But he escaped into the streets
With eyes full of shame
For he knew that I knew
He slumped to the wall with a moan
I said "I know there's no name
For what you go through
But how can you do it alone"
Do it alone, how can you do it alone
I need your help, so I can do it by myself
Do it alone, don't have to breathe down the phone
I ain't got a clue, 'bout the things that you do
But how... can you do it alone
How can you do it...
Back at the flat my girl sat in the shower
And wasn't too keen on me sharing
She came out well after an hour
And by that time I was past caring
Some women it seems have the knack
Of attaining that stars in their dreams
They simply relax and lay back
While people like us scratch our jeans
With eyes full of shame
And I know it must show
I slump and I fall and I groan
Will somebody explain
What I need to know
How, can you do it alone
How can you do it alone...
Other Lyrics by Artist
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- Pete Townshend - Bargain
- Pete Townshend - Love Ain't For Keeping
- Pete Townshend - Time Is Passing
- Pete Townshend - Baba O'Riley
- Pete Townshend - Goin' Mobile
- Pete Townshend - Teenage Wasteland
- Pete Townshend - Psychomontage
- Pete Townshend - English Boy (Reprise)
- Pete Townshend - Baba O'Riley (Demo)
- Pete Townshend - Now And Then (Reprise)
- Pete Townshend - Dialogue Introduction To "Now And Then (Reprise)"
- Pete Townshend - Fake It
- Pete Townshend - Too Much Of Anything
- Pete Townshend - Music Must Change
- Pete Townshend - Join Together
- Pete Townshend - Who Are You
- Pete Townshend - Slip Kid
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Pete Townshend How Can You Do It Alone? Comments
If you read Pete's description you can see how much work it was in the 70's to record a song .... any way, what I wanted to say, Pete's a genius
I always like Pete's voice. But I used to listen to Face Dances over and over again, so I guess I'm more accustomed to Roger's voice on this one.
Pete sings it better but John's bass playing makes the Who version the best version.