Lonely Songs

Verse 1

Let me go down to the river,
And I'll sing my songs on the shore.
I'll sing a sad song, how the river flows on
And leaves me alone on the shore.

Verse 2

Let me go down to the railway,
And I'll sing my songs to the ties.
I'll sing a sad song, how the train rolls along
And takes her away for the ride.

Verse 3

Let me go down to the highway,
And I'll sing my songs by the road.
I'll sing a sad song, how the cars come and go
And leave me with no one to hold.

Chorus

Why do lonely songs always sound so good
To a lonely soul, how I wish they could
Bring me back the one, left me all alone
With these lonely songs.

Why do lonely songs always sound so good
To a lonely soul, how I wish they would
Leave me all alone to be lonely
Without these lonely songs.

Verse 4

Let me go down to the ocean,
And I'll sing my songs on the quay.
I'll sing a sad song, how the ship sails today
And carries my lover away.

Verse 5

Let me go out to the airport,
And watch as the planes fly away.
I'll sing a sad song, how my lover is gone
Without a good-bye at the gate.

Verse 6

Let me go down to the graveyard,
And I'll sing my songs to the stones.
I'll sing a sad song, how my life carries on
With family buried and gone.

Chorus

Why do lonely songs always sound so good
To a lonely soul, how I wish they could
Bring me back the one, left me all alone
With these lonely songs.

Why do lonely songs always sound so good
To a lonely soul, how I wish they would
Leave me all alone to be lonely
Without these lonely songs.

Coda

Let me go down to the river,
And I'll sing my songs on the shore.
I'll sing a sad song, how the river flows on
And leaves me alone on the shore, with my lonely songs.

Copyright (First draft-Words and Music)
Feb-2007 Jeffrey Brent Clifton

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