if you think you're lonely now

Singer:bobby womack

i wanna dedicate this song to all the lovers tonight

and i expect that might be the whole world

because everybody needs something or someone to love

when it's cold outside who are you holding?

you know

if y'all don't mind i'd like to talk about this woman of mine

she's always complainin' 'bout me never bein' at home

but when i'm down broke

she's tellin' me about the things that her girlfriend's got

what she ain't got and she wants me to go out and get 'em for her

but girl

i can't be in two places at one time

if you think you're lonely now

huh

wait until tonight

girl

i'll be long gone

and you'll find another man that'll treat you right

when i ain't there to rub your back

just remember i made it a long fact

and it's gotta just come out of the closet

and chase you all around your room

and the memories sail 'round like a ghost

and that's a matter of fact

no joke

ah

if you think you're lonely now

oh

wait until tonight

i'll be long gone

and you'll never find another man that'll treat you right

you think you're lonely now

wait

wait

wait until tonight

girl

oh

ain't it funny how the tables turn

when things aren't goin' your way?

but when love runs out and the pain walks in

and settles for a stay

ooh

lord

help me

i feel like i wanna testify

girl

wait until tonight

if you think you're lonely

lonely now

oh

you just wait until tonight

girl

you see tonight's the night when the needs come out

when your needs come out to breathe

and you toast the stars and there ain't now way you can sleep

ooh

if you think you're lonely now

i feel like i wanna testify this evenin'

i'm lonely

'cause i know i gotta leave you

oh

girl

i just can't take no more

ooh

hoo

hoo

ah

girl

you just wait

if you think you got problems now

baby

you just wait

wait

too far gone

like you're runnin' out

ooh

hoo

ooh

hoo

babe

you say you're a little lonely

but everybody needs somebody to love

it's good that you know that you got somebody that'll stand by your side

that'll build you up when you're fallin' down

and you had that someone

baby

'cause i've done my time

and it's your turn now

if you think you're lonely now

wait

wait until tonight

i'm tired

tired of this same old stuck in the hour

it's been too long

you think

you could start all over again

it's been too long

you think you could start it just one more time