I Cast a Lonesome Shadow

Every evening when the sun goes down I sit here in my room
 And the lamplight shining on me projects my lonely gloom
 My counterpart in agony mocks each tear that falls
 And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls
 He's always by my side at night no matter where I go
 He lurks out in the darkness or in the neon's glow
 He follows me across the steps and up and down the halls
 And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls
 I sit and watch the candle and the flicker of the flame
 My writhing shadow twists and turns as though it is in pain
 I'm trying to escape the memory my heart recalls
 And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls
 The image of a love I lost and all the things I'd planned
 Are as empty as the bottle that I hold in my hand
 My soul is buried in the depths of love and life's pitfalls
 And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls
 I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls