I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's only me, and I walk alone

I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk alone

I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone, and I walk a

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone

Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah

I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone

Read between the lines
What's fucked up and every thing's all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone

I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone and I walk a

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone

Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah

I walk alone, and I walk a

I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk a

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone


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Boulevard of Broken Dreams Lyrics as written by Frank E. Wright Iii Michael Pritchard

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    Heh you don't have to like the band. The song on its own has alot of meaning in it and alot of people ascosiate with it so for them I say GREAT to evryone else I say: Why the hell dyou listen to the song if you dont like it in the first place.

    All bands screw up sometimes but there are always people who actually like the songs that other people say the band screwed up with. For this reason I always say even if one band specialises in making a certain type of music, dont judge them by it. Judge the song on its own. The only thing that you can judge a band by is how many songs it made that you dont like and for that reason you'll generally keep away from the band, but you never know when they might by some stroke of genious produce a song that you actually like - alot.

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