Sally met him in the war back in 1944   He took her home to the states   His buddies thought that she was great   Subway Sally's 51   Her man is gone her dreams are done   She rides by night the Brooklyn train   Sleeps by day to hide the pain      Lonely women of the world were the happy girls   Lonely heroes of the world seek the happy girls      Nancy saw him on the street   His shoes were shined, his suit was neat   She couldn't see his broken mind   Behind the mask of being kind   He sleeps inside the iron bars   Nancy's smile can't hide the scars   Her daughter's grown, there's no one home   She cries all night, she's all alone      Lonely women of the world were the happy girls   Lonely heroes of the world seek the happy girls      To tell the truth there's no end in sight   Mr. Lonely always calls at night   Let's hold on tight until the morning light      Terry's gonna meet him soon   Today at school maybe noon   I hope for her it turns out right   I know she's got a date tonight   Had my ups, had my downs   Truth was lost but truth was found   This I've learned the world still turns   We all get bruised, we all get burned      Lonely women of the world were the happy girls   Lonely heroes of the world seek the happy girls      Happy girls   Happy girls   Happy girls   Happy, happy, happy