Lonely People

[Intro: Spoken]

Hey, hey out there, knock it off, will ya?

Hey, give it a rest will ya? I'm tryin' to get some sleep!

Want me to call the cops?

I tell ya, Erma, I can't 'til next week when they start to tear that damn old theatre down

[Verse 1]

The rain was hot, the streets were empty

As downtown closed her eyes

The movie house stood in silence as I said my last goodbyes

Her silver screen was stained with memories

As Cagney shot them down

And as I watched, I was that hero

In dreamlands lost and found

[Verse 2]

Oh, my God, well we both are empty

Paradise and me

Do you believe I'm still chasing rainbows

Everywhere I see?

[Hook]

(Lonely people, lonely people)

Up above these ghetto streets

In penthouse suites, they sit and stare

(Lonely people, lonely people)

They smile and say they're fine

But behind their eyes, they just don't care

(Lonely people)

They just don't care

(Lonely people)

[Outro]

(Lonely people, lonely people)

Beneath these neon streets in subway seats, they crowd for air

(Lonely people, lonely people)

So close and yet so far, they share the secrets of despair

(Lonely people, lonely people)

(Lonely people, lonely people)

(Lonely people, lonely people)

(Lonely people, lonely people)

(Lonely people...)