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Wilco – The Lonely 1 (1996) | Track profile | Dork

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Being There
The Lonely 1

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The Lonely 1

Release date: 29th October 1996

From Being There

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"The Lonely 1" is a track by Wilco, from the album Being There, released 29th October 1996. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Wilco.

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Lyrics

The Lonely 1

After the show

You walked right past

Arms reached out

For your autograph

And as you flashed

Your backstage pass

I caught your eye

With a camera's flash

When the band came out

They stood behind you

Cymbals crashed

The lights went blue

You stood alone

In the halo's haze

Shiny guitar hung on

Gold lamé

And you

You were the lonely one

You were

The lonely one

When you perform

It's so intense

When the critics pan

I write in your defense

I understand I am just a fan

I'm just a fan

When I get home

I turn off the alarm

I check the phone

No messages on

I play the ones from yesterday

I play your song

Just to hear you say that you

You're the lonely one

You are

The lonely one

You

You're the lonely one

You are the lonely one

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Track details

From Being There

1996

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Album

29th October 1996

Release year

1996

1Misunderstood (Remastered)
6:29
2Far, Far Away (Remastered)
3:21
3Monday (Remastered)
3:34
4Outtasite (Outta Mind) [Remastered]
2:35
5Forget the Flowers (Remastered)
2:47
6Red-Eyed and Blue (Remastered)
2:45
7I Got You (At the End of the Century) [Remastered]
3:57
8What's the World Got In Store (Remastered)
3:09
9Hotel Arizona (Remastered)
3:38
10Say You Miss Me (Remastered)
4:07
11Dreamer In My Dreams (Alternate Rough Take)
5:02
12Say You Miss Me (Alternate)
3:40
13I Got You (Alternate)
3:08
14Monday (Party Horn Version)
3:38
15I Can't Keep From Talking
4:06
—I Got You (At the End of the Century)
—Dreamer in My Dreams
—Say You Miss Me
—The Lonely 1
—Misunderstood
—Why Would You Wanna Live
—Sunken Treasure
—Red-Eyed and Blue
—Far, Far Away
—Hotel Arizona
—Forget the Flowers
—Kingpin
—Someday Soon
—(Was I) In Your Dreams
—Misunderstood
6:28
—The Lonely 1
4:49
—Forget the Flowers
2:47
—What's the World Got in Store
—Someone Else's Song
—Outta Mind (Outta Sight)

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