Lonely Ol' Night

Album: Scarecrow (1985)
Charted: 6
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  • She calls me home
    She says baby it's a lonely ol' night
    I don't know
    I'm just so scared and lonely all at the same time
    Nobody told me
    She was gonna work out this way no no no no no no
    I guess they knew
    We'd work it out in our own way

    It's a lonely ol' night
    Can I put my arms around you?
    It's a lonely ol nigh
    Custom made for two lonely people like me and you

    Radio playin' softly
    Some singer's sad sad song
    He's singing about
    Standing in the shadows of love
    I guess it feels awfully alone
    She says I know
    Exactly what he means yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
    And it's a sad sad sad sad feeling
    When you're living on those in betweens
    (But it's OK)

    It's a lonely ol' night
    Can I put my arms around you?
    It's a lonely ol nigh
    Custom made for two lonely people like me and you

    She calls me baby
    She calls everybody baby
    It's a lonely ol' night
    But ain't they all?

    It's a lonely ol' night
    Can I put my arms around you?
    It's a lonely ol nigh
    Custom made for two lonely people like me and you

    Girl like me and you
    Yeah like me and you Writer/s: JOHN MELLENCAMP
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Kevin from CaHe must really like the movie Hud. He named a son Hud.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn September 22nd 1985, the first 'Farm Aid' concert was held in Champaign, Illinois...
    One of the fifty-nine performers at the concert was Johnny Mellencamp; and at the time his "Lonely Ol' Night" was at position #10 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart, two weeks later it would peaked at #6 {for 2 weeks}...
    The concert attracted 80,000 fans and raised ten million dollars.
  • Aaron from Calhoun, GaFavorite artist, favorite song.
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