Well someone told me yesterday
That when you throw your love away
You act as if you just don't care
You look as if you're going somewhere

But I just can't convince myself
I couldn't live with no one else
And I can only play that part
And sit and nurse my broken heart

So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely

So lonely
So lonely
So lonely

So lonely
So lonely
So lonely

So lonely
So lonely

Now no one's knocked upon my door
For a thousand years or more
All made up and nowhere to go
Welcome to this one man show

Just take a seat they're always free
No surprise, no mystery
In this theater that I call my soul
I always play the starring role

So lonely
So lonely (I feel low)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel low)
(I feel so lonely)

So lonely (I feel low)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel low)
(I feel so lonely)

So lonely (I feel low)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel low)
(I feel so lonely)

So lonely (I feel low)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)

Lonely, I'm so lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely

So lonely
So lonely
So lonely

Lonely, I'm so lonely
I feel so alone
I feel low
I feel so
Feel so low
I feel low, low
I feel low, low, low
I feel low, low, low
I feel low, low, low
I feel low, low, low
I feel low, low, low
Low, I feel low
I feel low
I feel low
I feel so lonely
I feel so lonely
I feel so lonely, lonely, lonely, lone
Lone, lone, lone
I feel so lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely

So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)

So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)

So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)

So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)

So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)


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    I saw them playing yesterday here, at the Santiago National Stadium (a 50.000 crowd). Amazing, perfect show. But when they where playing this song, Sting changed a portion of the lyrics. He replaced the line "Welcome to this one man show" for "Welcome to the Stewart Copeland show". I'm not really sure if Stewart appreciated the inclusion, as he kept looking him with a fixed expression while playing for the rest of the song. Could there be some interesting backstory here?

    Prometeoon December 06, 2007   Link

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