I've been lonely for so longDon't seem like happiness will come alongWell I've been lonely for so longDon't seem like happiness will come alongThese ain't rain clouds over my headEverybody's throwing rocks in my bedJust can't seem to get ahead in lifeNothing I do seems to turn out rightSomebody help me now'Cause I've been lonely for so longDon't seem like happiness will come alongWell I've been lonely for so longDon't seem like happiness will come alongI lay awake most every nightTrying to figure out how to make things rightThere's got to be a better way I knowTo shake this monkey off cos it's making me soSomebody help me please'Cause I've been lonely for so longDon't seem like happiness will come alongYeah I've been lonely for so longDon't seem like happiness will come alongI lay awake most every nightTrying to figure out how to make things rightThere's got to be a better way I knowTo shake this monkey off cos it's making me soSomebody help me please'Cause I've been lonely for so longDon't seem like happiness will come alongWell, I've been lonely for so longDon't seem like happiness will come along.