There's a lot of lonely people tonight

Trying to make it through 'til the morning light

There's me and you, babe, that's alright

There's a lot of lonely people tonight



I'm holdin' on tight to my pillow

I wish it had a life of its own

Starin' at the ceilin,' such a funny feelin'

But nobody home



But I know you're out there somewhere

That you feel the same way too

Now my only problem is trying to find

A way of getting through to you



There's a lot of lonely people tonight

Trying to make it through 'til the morning light

There's me and you, babe, that's alright

There's a lot of lonely people tonight



I guess we share the same old dream

Or maybe it's the same old lie

There's only one thing I'm sure of, now

And that's our time keeps rolling by



And far too many days run out

And nights begin this way

With my half of our hopeful couple

Trying to hold the dark at bay



There's a lot of lonely people tonight

Trying to make it through 'til the morning light

There's me and you, babe, that's alright

There's a lot of lonely people tonight



You can meet me on a city street

Or meet me by a country stream

You can meet me on a mountain top, babe

But don't you meet me in my dreams



You can meet me tomorrow morning

Baby, maybe you met me back when

You can meet me now inside this song

'Cause I don't wanna sleep alone again



There's a lot of lonely people tonight

Trying to make it through 'til the morning light

There's me and you, babe, that's alright

'Cause there's a lot of lonely people



So many lonely people

There's a lot of lonely people all over the world

We even lay with children and beautiful girls

Yes, there's me and you, babe, but that's alright

'Cause there's a lot of lonely people tonight