Where Lonely People Go

It was late at night as well as I remember She was sitting in an empty bus depot No one had to tell me she was lonely Cause I know all the places where lonely people go She smiled but then I knew that she'd been crying I'm sure she didn't mean for it to show But I can tell when someone's heart is broken Cause I've known all the heartaches that lonely people know I said come live with me, she answered why not And if it's wrong, I said, we'll make it right But right or wrong we belong together Cause lonely people need each other, especially at night She said to me don't promise me tomorrow Just give as much today as you can spare Cause if we start to look ahead tomorrow We may run out of time before we're there I've had lovers, I've had friends, and I can tell you Friends will help you get your troubles off your mind But lovers they bring all their troubles with them And when they leave you they leave a lot of loneliness behind She wasn't strong, but life don't last forever Still I thought we'd have at least a year or so But then one day she packed it in and left me I guess the good Lord promised her a better place to go I told myself this really didn't happen I tried to pray as I began to kneel I looked down at the place where they had put her When I touched the dirt I knew that it was real Well tonight I'll find some all night bar that's open I may run into someone there I know Cause when you're down, you need someone to talk to And I know all the places where lonely people go.