Lonely for a While - Jesse Winchester

I guess I took an awful lot for granted

I thought everyone was on the square

I thought if you give love

Then you get love in return

After all, that seems only fair

But you revolutionized my way of thinking

Now I have a whole new style

I don’t burn with desire

I don’t go near the fire

I think I’ll just be lonely for a while

I see the happy couple in the café

Doing like all happy couples do

I’d warn them if I could

But it would do no good

Their world is only big enough for two

So let the lovebirds have their sweet illusions

It’s best if I just walk on by and smile

I hope their love is real

I miss the way they feel

But I think I’ll just be lonely for a while

O so much for love

I’m fine on my own

How’m I gonna miss

Something I’ve never known?

I know, I know you never should say never

Cause who knows what tomorrow holds in store

One day love may find out where you’re hiding

But you can’t find what you’re not looking for

So may I have a table in the corner

Or anywhere, just nowhere near the aisle

And yes, it’s just myself

No, there’ll be no one else

I think I’ll just be lonely for a while

I hope their love is real

I miss the way they feel

But I think I’ll just be lonely for a while