You're the one feeling lonely each night
You're the one with no hope in your sight
You're the one who stopped looking around every day
Why even try
You see your friends together
So young and in love
Why was it, so damn easy for them?
And for you, it's impossible still
A sandy desert road, a tiny, empty town
And no one knows just how you feel
They've already paired up and gone
In every class, when the kids were asked
To join up into groups of two
You were always the odd man out
You're the one feeling lonely each night
You're the one with no hope in your sight
You're the one who stopped looking around every day
Why even try
So how do you react, when you see them act
As if there's nothing wrong with you
Do you wonder what they say when you leave?
Do you wish you knew, or had the slightest clue
How you drew the shortest straw
Or do you still think you're the lucky one?
It seems to me you'll say anything
To make yourself feel any better at all
Until the day she finally calls
You're the one feeling lonely each night
You're the one with no hope in your sight
You're the one who stopped looking around every day
Why even try
Why even try
What the hell are you thinking right now
Is this your best defense
Against this poor tragic play
It doesn't make any sense
Why stop looking for life, before you're done?
If she met you tomorrow, what would she say
Would she come running to her man
Or turn and run just as fast as she can?
You're the one feeling lonely each night
You're the one with no hope in your sight
You're the one who stopped looking around every day
Why even try
Why even try
It seems to me you'll say anything
To make yourself feel any better at all
It seems to me you'll say anything
To make yourself feel any better at all
--Peter Johnson, October 2001
(Inspired by "Jet Pack" by Eve 6)
Last updated: June 7, 2002
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