She calls me home
She says baby it's a lonely ol' night
I don't know
I'm just so scared and lonely all at the same time
Nobody told me
She was gonna work out this way no no no no no no
I guess they knew
We'd work it out in our own way

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It's a lonely ol' night
Can I put my arms around you?
It's a lonely ol nigh
Custom made for two lonely people like me and you

Radio playin' softly
Some singer's sad sad song
He's singing about
Standing in the shadows of love
She says I know
Exactly what he means yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And it's a sad sad sad sad feeling
When you're living on those in betweens
(But it's OK)

[Chorus]

She calls me baby
She calls everybody baby
It's a lonely ol' night
But ain't they all?

[Chorus]

Girl like me and you
Yeah like me and you

Writer : MELLENCAMP, JOHN
Copyright : Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing