I picked myself up in a downtown bar 
You know the feelin' was lousy 
But as I'd come this far 
Well it's too easy to drink 
When nobody's home 
But I hate to eat alone 
`N' frozen dinners don't do much for me 
When you've got T.V. on the table 
`N' T.V. on T.V. 
All you do is chew your fingers 
Down to the bone 
I hate to eat alone 
Like the actor who's forgotten his words 
You stumble through the story line 
Another place another time 
When you were with me 
They say the city's rotten to the core 
There's no communication with each other anymore 
But we stopped talkin' to each other a long time before 
And I hate to eat alone 
Hear it in my words 
See it in my eyes 
Since you went away 
I wear a cheap disguise 
Waitin' for the mornin' 
Waitin' on the light 
Hopin' for the sunshine 
Before the night 
I didn't tell you that I had to change 
So you just took it for granted 
That we'd remain the same 
I know that nobody's guilty 
No one's to blame so I end up on my own 
God I hate to eat alone 
I hate to eat alone 
I hate to eat alone 
I hate to eat alone