Jesse Winchester Lyrics
"Lonely For A While"

I guess I took an awful lot to 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 revolutionise my way of thinking
I laugh 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 would warn them if I could
All of that it would do no good
Their world is only big enough for two
So let the ladders have their sweet illusions
Its best if I just walk on by and smile
I hope their love is real
I've missed the way they feel
But I think I will just be lonely for a while

They owe so much for love
I am fine on my own
How am I going to miss
Something I've never known

I know I know I never should say never
Cos 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 forSo may I have a table in the corner
Or anywhere just nowhere near the aisle
And yes, it's just myself
No, there will be no one else
I think I will just be lonely for a while

I hope their love is real,
Just miss the way they feel,
But I think I will just be lonely for awhile