Just Say Lonely

Entertainers spend a lot of time in front of people but the stage is, at the same time, a lonely place. In the setting of an open mic night, this song explores the relationship between the solitary songwriter and the audience of strangers, that desperate tension.

Just Say Lonely

I know a place Where lonely hearts all go To hang their heartbreak on A broken microphone The chair is empty The lights are turned down low Some night I’m going to sing this song for you Some night I’m going to sing this song

I see you with your friends Beside the bar One more glance and I’ll have Gone too far So I hide behind This old guitar Some night I’m going to sing this song for you Some night I’m going to sing this song

Chorus: Just say lonely I will fly To you Just say lonely I will fly… Even only for a night or two Just say lonely I’ll leave this chair And take my lonesome over there

There’s a lonesome in the song I sing Your back is turned You don’t hear anything Fingers soft upon The open strings Some night I’m going to sing this song for you Some night I’m going to sing this song

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I leave my chair and someone Takes my place Another night another Stranger’s face I memorize the words Just in case Some night I’m going to sing this song for you Some night I’m going to sing this song

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