I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness [bad word] along
Well I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness [bad word] along

These ain't rain clouds over my head
Everybody's throwing rocks in my bed
Just can't seem to get ahead in life
Nothing I do seems to turn out right
Somebody help me now

I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness [bad word] along
Well I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness [bad word] along

I lay awake most every night
Trying to figure out how to make things right
There's got to be a better way I know
To shake this monkey off cos it's making me so
Won't somebody help me please

I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness [bad word] along
Well I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness [bad word] along

I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness [bad word] along
Well I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness [bad word] along