Wayne Watson  It's good to be lonely every now and again  To be parted from the ones you adore  To sit at a table for two all alone  And take a look at the world around you  At people with no one to go home to  Some with a place to belong  Others consumed by their weakness  And another when weak seems so strong  Chorus  Lord, let me be at peace wherever I am  Satisfied with all I have--A faithful friend  And know I am grateful  "Cause if it makes me love you even more  I know--I'm sure  It's good to be lonely every now and again  It's good to go down to defeat now and then  To fail at some nobel pursuit  To fall short of the prize  And find in His eyes  There's nothing your victory can do  To secure higher favor  He cannot love you more than now  Winners and losers  All are the same somehow  Chorus  And it's good to know sorrow  To be closely acquainted with grief  To be showered with tears  No reason to cheer  To find in Christ your only relief  Chorus  I'm alone a lot. One spring Saturday in a small-town "mom and  pop" restaurant, I wasn't just alone, I was lonely. I sat and  just watched. Families together, two elderly ladies out for  lunch, a mother with two unhappy babies. Next time you go on a  pity binge, go off and watch the world go by and count your  blessings.