Songs about Loneliness
Are you lonesome tonight? How about this afternoon, or even this morning? Humans are social creatures, and not having another one around for company tends to plummet our spirits. Of course, for those of us who are introverts, even hermits, they're more comfortable with their own company. But even the most anti-social of us yearn for a companion sometimes. Ponder the fact that the birth rate in North America peaks right around the second half of the month of September, right nine months around from Christmas. There, even the most solitary troll wants company over the winter holiday season.
In our digitally isolated age, where more and more people spend all their social time on electronic gizmos, we have both less isolation and yet we have more. We substitute in-person companionship for tweets and emails and video chat. It helps, but only time will tell how that affects us long term. Our guess is it won't matter much - lonely is lonely, as these songs make plain.
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(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song B.J. Thomas
"Hey, won'tcha play another
somebody done somebody wrong song
And make me feel at home
While I miss my baby, while I miss my baby" -
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Alone Bee Gees, The
"I just stay at home, I make believe you care
I feel you everywhere
But I'm still alone" -
Alone Jason Reeves
"If we are better off apart
Then I hope wherever we go
We're always brave enough
To be alone" -
Alone Kelly Clarkson
"'Cause when I'm with you I'm alone
No matter what you say
I hope you know, woah
That I'm alone" -
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Alone Again, Naturally Gilbert O'Sullivan
"Leaving me to doubt,
Talk about God in His mercy
For if He really does exist
Why did He desert me
In my hour of need?
I truly am indeed,
Alone again, naturally" -
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Alone Down There Modest Mouse
"I don't want you to be alone down there
To be alone down there, to be alone" -
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Be Alone Childish Gambino
"I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone
Oh, oh, oh" -
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day
"I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's only me and I walk alone" -
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Candle in the Wind Elton John
"Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid" -
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Eleanor Rigby Beatles
"Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her
name
Nobody came ...
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?" -
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Everybody Hurts David Archuleta
"When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life, well hang on" -
Everybody's Got Somebody But Me Hunter Hayes
"Sitting here lonely at a table for two
Watching lovers being lovers in the corner booth
Seems like even cupid don't know what to do
Everybody's got somebody but me" -
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Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
"Well, since my baby left me,
I found a new place to dwell.
It's down at the end of lonely street
at Heartbreak Hotel.
You make me so lonely baby,
I get so lonely,
I get so lonely I could die." -
I Am A Rock Simon & Garfunkel
"A winter’s day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below" -
I Walk Alone Saliva
"I walk for miles inside this pit of danger
I've swallowed down a thousand years of anger
The weight of the world is falling on my shoulders
A place where no one follows me; I walk alone" -
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I'm a Lonesome Fugitive Merle Haggard
"I'm lonely but I can't afford the luxury
Of having one I love to come along
She'd only slow me down and they'd catch up with me
For he who travels fastest goes alone" -
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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams
"The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome I could cry" -
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Just When I Needed You Most Dolly Parton
"And now where I'll find comfort, God knows
'Cause you left me
Just when I needed you most
You left me
Just when I needed you most" -
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Lonely Boy Elton John
"Lonely boy, get up and fly
Lonely boy, get up and try
Everyone knows you got what it takes
All you need is one or two good breaks" -
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Lonely Day System of a Down
"Such a lonely day
And its mine
The most loneliest day of my life
Such a lonely day
Should be banned
It's a day that I can't stand" -
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Lonely Is The Word Black Sabbath
"Yeah, Lonely is the word
Got to be the saddest song I ever heard
Yeah, Lonely is the name
Maybe life's a losing game." -
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Lonely Street Andy Williams
"I'm looking for that lonely street
I've got a sad, sad tale to tell
I need a place to go and weep
Where's this place called "Lonely Stree-ee-ee-eet?"
A place where there's just loneliness" -
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Mad World Tears For Fears
"Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson?
Look right through me, look right through me" -
Mad World Adam Lambert
"Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson?
Look right through me, look right through me" -
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Nothing Compares to You Sinéad O'Connor
"It's been so lonely without you here
Like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Tell me baby where did I go wrong" -
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Oh Lonesome Me Johnny Cash
"Everybody's going out
And having fun
I'm a fool for staying home
And having none
I can't get over how she set me free,
Oh lonesome me" -
Oh Lonesome Me Neil Young
"Everybody's going out
And having fun
I'm a fool for staying home
And having none
I can't get over how she set me free,
Oh lonesome me" -
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Only The Lonely Roy Orbison
"Only the lonely
Know the way I feel tonight
Only the lonely
Know this feeling ain't right" -
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Reba McEntire
"Oh the heart is a lonely hunter
When there's no sign of a love in sight" -
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The Lonely Christina Perri
"Dancing slowly in an empty room
Can the lonely take the place of you
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Let you go and let the lonely in
To take my heart again" -
The Only Living Boy In New York Simon & Garfunkel
"Here I am,
The only living boy in New York.
I get the news I need on the weather report.
I can gather all the news I need on the weather report.
Hey, I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
Here I am
The only living boy in New York" -
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Watching the Wheels John Lennon
"I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go." -
You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon
"Where's my wife and family
What if I die here
Who'll be my role model
Now that my role model is gone?" -
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You Were Meant For Me Jewel
"Got my eggs and my pancakes too
Got my maple syrup, everything but you
Break the yolks make a smiley face
kinda like it in my brand new place
Dreams last so long
Even after you're gone" -
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