wish i were only lonley

when you ain't got nobody

then nobody ever says goodbye

you don't have to wait for someone to make you laugh or make you cry

wish i were only lonely

just kind of ordinary blue

if i were only lonely then maybe i'd know what to do

but i'm helpless cause i'm lonely for you

i sleep in a bed so empty

it's an emptiness no one can fill. i may have to go on living

but life without you ain't no thrill

wish i were only lonely

just kind of ordinary blue

if i were only lonely then maybe i'd know what to do

but i'm helpless cause i'm lonely for you

well whoever said it's better to love and to lose

well he ought to be right here in my shoes

wish i were only lonely

just kind of ordinary blue

if i were only lonely then maybe

i'd know what to do

but i'm helpless cause i'm lonely for you