Won't somebody help me please   'Cause I've been lonely for so long   Don't seem like happiness will come along   I've been lonely for so long   Don't seem like happiness will come along      Things ain't quite right over my head   Everybody seems to be throwing rocks in my bed   Just can't get ahead in life   Bad things I do ever turn out right      Won't somebody help me please   'Cause I've been lonely for so long   Don't seem like happiness will come along   I've been lonely for so long   Don't seem like happiness will come along      I lay awake every night   Tryin' to figure out how to make things right   There's got to be a better way I know   To shake this monkey because it's making me so      Won't somebody help me please      Yes, I know what it like to be lonely   To have your friends turn their backs on you   Yes, I've been lonely   You never know the real meaning of peace and harmony, yeah      I lay awake every night   Try to figure out how to make things right   There's got to be a better way I know   To shake this monkey because it's making me so      Won't somebody help me please   'Cause I've been lonely for so long   Don't seem like happiness will come along   I've been lonely for so long   Don't seem like happiness will come along