The second verse never lived  

up to the first, so  

one clear-eyed morning 

he broke up the band.  

 

Cites musical differences  

with himself.  

 

Duets come and go, concepts 

run clean out of notes. 

 

Down at a crossroads 

some fella suggests solo 

is the only way  

to maintain direction.  

 

Kick-start his comeback  

to long-standing collaboration.