Killing time on the long ninety-nine

Letting my memory wander

In the seat by the conductor she reminds of another

Woman that turned me over, yeah



Takes me back to the girl I knew

And I thought she'd do no wrong

She could hold my feet to the ground, yeah

But then she was gone



I could swear by the way she brushed her hair

She was my yesterday lady

But it's three in the morning and my senses are swarming

I guess my vision is fading



You can't say I'm the only one

Who has a hard time getting along, yeah

When I'm lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely



It's a part of the human predicament

I try to find me in her arms

Never see that like me she's got soul-searching business of her own

It's a sin to expect such a miracle

From a girl trying to find her way

Just like me she's in a need of the hero to save the day



Wasn't wanting to walk by her side

Wanted her to carry me on her shoulder

It was a two-way addiction craving love without distinction

Making the woman my center



Came to her with a broken soul

That I thought she'd be able to heal, yeah

Just like me she's in need of the spirit's love to make it real



It's a part of the human predicament

I try to find me in her arms

Never see that like me she's got soul-searching business of her own

It's a sin to expect such a miracle

From a girl trying to find her way

Just like me she's in a need of the hero to save the day



My greatest crime was to think you were my Messiah

Sent here to right all my wrongs

But that's not your part you're playing, that's when healing came to save

I wish I knew all along



You can't say I'm the only one

Who has a hard time getting along, yeah

When I'm lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely



It's a part of the human predicament

I try to find me in her arms

Never see that like me she's got that soul-searching business of her own

It's a sin to expect such a miracle

From a girl trying to find her way

Just like me she's in a need of the hero to save the day

Of the hero to show the way

Of the hero to save the day



A hero saving the day

Take my lonely, lonely away