I need someone, I need somebody to be a friend
I'm not alone, but still I'm lonely in the end
She was runnin' away on the 9 o'clock train, so very far from home
With a head full of schemes, a handful of dreams
I was on my own

I know you're out there, I know you're there

Lonely, lonely is the night
Lonely, lonely is the night

What can I do, what can I say, to get her back
Alone I wait before my train comes runnin' down the tracks
Heaven knows that I'd wait if God were to say that you would come
I guess you can say it's the price that you pay for holdin' on

I know you're out there, I know you're there

Lonely, lonely is the night
Lonely, lonely is the night

Lonely, lonely is the night
Lonely, lonely is the night

If you want me, if you need me, I'll be there
If you want me, please believe me, I'll be waiting
I know you're out there, I know you're there

Lonely, lonely is the night
Lonely, lonely is the night

Lonely, lonely is the night
Lonely, lonely is the night