(Carl Perkins)

They don't have words to say how blue I'm feelin'
This ol' world can lift you up then lay ya' down
It's a mighty lonesome feelin' when your lover's gone
This ol' town go's colder when you're a man on your own.

I keep walkin' the streets of this ol' city
Window shoppin' but I can't see a thing
Just a walkin' and a hummin' this lonesome song
This ol' town grow's colder when you're a man on your own.

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Oh' look at them there smilin' they don't know I'm here
They couldn't care less if I just up and disappeared
Oh' there must be a reason why my nights are so long
It's a mighty lonesome feelin' when you're a man on your own.

Yeah, it's a mighty lonesome feelin' when you're a man on your own...