I heard the news, they told me on a Sunday
Opened my eyes, the skies they turned to gray
I count the years, they're goin' so slowly by me
Will I ever see you again?

Ooh, it's so lonely
Ooh, it's so lonely

When I was young, my daddy always taught me
To speak the truth and never tell a lies
Now I'm old and no one ever told me
The life you live, the truth you can't disguise

Ooh, it's so lonely, babe
Ooh, it's so lonely

I always looked but never found a trace
I always saw a smile without a face
I knew in time that I would find a way
I should have started settin' my soul free

Can't make no time stand still
I will survive for treason
No reason, alive to cry no more

I've heard your life was filled with hurt and pain
I never saw the tears roll down your face
There was nothin' left for you to say
The day had shocked all your dreams away

Ooh, it's so lonely, babe
Ooh, it's so lonely

I always looked but never found a trace
I always saw a smile without a face
I knew in time that I would find a way
I should have started settin' my soul free

Can't make no time stand still
I will survive for treason
No reason, alive to cry no more

I'm down and out, I need a friend
Who'll be there until the end
Wait for me and make my dreams come true
Make them all come true

Can't make no time stand still
I will survive for treason
No reason, alive to cry no more

Can't make no time stand still
I will survive for treason
[Incomprehensible] my mind just thinkin' of you