TWO RHYMING RIDDLES

1)
From The Enigma
NPL Magazine - Oct. 2012
LIRATH (adapted)

I like to wear this _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,
It makes the ladies sigh.
Without it I'd be _ _ _ _ _ ,
A solitary guy.

2)
From The Enigma
NPL Magazine - Dec. 2012
LEXMAN

[The word SONG in the verse below is called a Cueword. It stands for two other words, both of which make sense as answers to the riddle.]

He'd never played the lottery,
He knew the odds were long;
But when he saw the jackpot soar,
The urge just got too strong.
"A ticket's just a buck," he thought.
He bought one for a SONG.

Answers:

1)
COLOGNE
ALONE

2)
CHANCE
CHANGE (not much money)