GOOD LONELY

Written by David Poe. ©2000 Charming Martyr Music (BMI). All rights reserved. From The Late Album

WHEN SHE STILL A CHILD STAR

AND NOT A GIRL BEHIND A BAR 

SHE HAD THEM ON THEIR FEET 

AND ON THEIR KNEES 

  

PIANO-SIDE SHE STRUCK A POSE 

BUT SHE IS SO TWO YEARS AGO 

AND NOW SHE TAKES IT 

DOWN A COUPLE KEYS 

  

DRIVING HOME SHE PLAYS A CHRISTMAS SONG 

SAYS IT MAKES HER HAPPY 

BUT IT'S FEBRUARY. THE LIGHT IS COLD. 

SHE KEEPS ON TRYING 

  

'CAUSE SHE'S ONE OF THE GOOD GOOD LONELY 

AND SHE'S GOT YOU DOWN FOR NOTHING 

SHE'S GOOD 

GOOD LONELY 

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD LONELY 

  

CAN EVERYBODY HEAR MY LIES 

OR WILL YOU WANT THE TRUTH TONIGHT 

'CAUSE YOU KNOW I COULD TAKE IT 

EITHER WAY 

  

IN ALL THE DREAMS YOU DREAMED OF ME 

YOU CHOSE THE THING I'D NEVER BE 

AND WANTED ALL THE WORDS 

I WOULDN'T SAY 

  

TO MAKE IT CLEAN

I THREW A STONE OVER MY SHOULDER

I WON IT OVER BUT I WAS SO FAR GONE

I JUST KEPT ON DRIVING

  

I WAS ONE OF THE GOOD GOOD LONELY 

AND I GOT YOU DOWN FOR NOTHING 

I'M GOOD 

GOOD LONELY 

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD LONELY 

  

ARE YOU ONE OF THE GOOD GOOD LONELY 

HAVE THEY GOT YOU DOWN FOR NOTHING 

AND WHEN EVERYONE HAS LEFT YOU

LIKE YOU KNEW THEY WOULD

 

THAT'S GOOD 

GOOD LONELY 

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD LONELY