How Can You Do It Alone Lyrics

I saw a man about fifty or so He looked lonely but his eyes were bright He was walkin' up Holland Park Road And I stopped him to ask for a light
He practically froze when I spoke But he eased when he saw my cigarette Then I saw as he lit up my smoke Beneath his coat he was naked and wet
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, how can you do it alone, oh yeah?"
I crossed the streets to the local newstore And flicked through some cheap magazines Beside me some schoolkid I saw Stuffed some girlie mags down into his jeans
The shop girl was watching amazed She asked me to call for the police She screamed at his blushing young face And 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, how can you 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 a 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? How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it? 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 the 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, how can you do it alone?
How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it? How can you do it?
How can you do it without any help? How can you do it all by yourself? How can you do it without any help? How can you do it all by yourself? How can you do it without any help? How can you do it all by yourself? How can you do it without any help? How can you do it all by yourself?