Call It What You Want

Called a friend of mine
Just wanted to see how he was
He let the phone ring though he was home
It's just something that he does

I would have asked him what was new
If there'd been trouble he'd been through
Was he working or been to school?
Was there something he'd like to do?

He's alone, he doesn't care
Says that's how he wants to be
He says he likes a lonely day
Says he's better off that way

Locked in his room from dusk to dawn
No one knows just what he does
He wasn't seen for one whole year
No one wondered where he was

He's home from work, he makes his dinner
Reads a book, turn on the news
He's got a door but doesn't need one
Has a car he'll never use

He's alone, he doesn't care
Says that's how he wants to be
He says he likes a lonely day
Says he's better off that way

[Guitar solo]

Called a friend of mine
Just wanted to see how he was
He let the phone ring though he was home
It's just something that he does

He never goes out at night
"I'll stay home, thanks, I'll be just fine"
But that's not how it always was
He used to do things all the time

He's alone, he doesn't care
Says that's how he wants to be
He says he likes a lonely day
Says he's better off that way

Yeah, he's alone, he doesn't care
Says that's how he wants to be
He says he likes a lonely day
Says he's better off that way