There's a lot of lonely people tonight   Trying to make it through 'til the morning light   There's me and you, babe, that's alright   There's a lot of lonely people tonight      I'm holdin' on tight to my pillow   I wish it had a life of its own   Starin' at the ceilin,' such a funny feelin'   But nobody home      But I know you're out there somewhere   That you feel the same way too   Now my only problem is trying to find   A way of getting through to you      There's a lot of lonely people tonight   Trying to make it through 'til the morning light   There's me and you, babe, that's alright   There's a lot of lonely people tonight      I guess we share the same old dream   Or maybe it's the same old lie   There's only one thing I'm sure of, now   And that's our time keeps rolling by      And far too many days run out   And nights begin this way   With my half of our hopeful couple   Trying to hold the dark at bay      There's a lot of lonely people tonight   Trying to make it through 'til the morning light   There's me and you, babe, that's alright   There's a lot of lonely people tonight      You can meet me on a city street   Or meet me by a country stream   You can meet me on a mountain top, babe   But don't you meet me in my dreams      You can meet me tomorrow morning   Baby, maybe you met me back when   You can meet me now inside this song   'Cause I don't wanna sleep alone again      There's a lot of lonely people tonight   Trying to make it through 'til the morning light   There's me and you, babe, that's alright   'Cause there's a lot of lonely people      So many lonely people   There's a lot of lonely people all over the world   We even lay with children and beautiful girls   Yes, there's me and you, babe, but that's alright   'Cause there's a lot of lonely people tonight