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Are You Lonesome Tonight? Lyrics
Are you lonesome tonight,
do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
I wonder if you're lonesome tonight
You know someone said that the world's a stage
And each must play a part.
Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart.
Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance
You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue
Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange
And why I'll never know.
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me
And I had no cause to doubt you.
But I'd rather go on hearing your lies
Than go on living without you.
Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there
With emptiness all around
And if you won't come back to me
Then make them bring the curtain down.
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
You know someone said that the world's a stage
And each must play a part.
Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart.
Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance
You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue
Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange
And why I'll never know.
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me
And I had no cause to doubt you.
But I'd rather go on hearing your lies
Than go on living without you.
Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there
With emptiness all around
And if you won't come back to me
Then make them bring the curtain down.
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
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A great song about unrequited love. You really get the sense that hes singing this on stage alone with nobody in the audience. He seems so frail singing this song, unlike Elvis' usual character.
I dedicated the part where he's talking to my ex. Thats exactly what I feel. This song is so sad knowing that he still love this person very much but they have doubts on coming back. Hopefully Elvis got the girl in the end.
This is such a sad song, i love it. I learned the wole part where he's talking last year and recited it in class and the teachers were like: 'kid, what are you talking about??' lol I love his voice in this song, its so serious and sad, love it.
Trivia: I heard (where?) that Elvis recorded this with the lights off because he wanted that atmosphere in the studio. If you listen carefully you can hear one of the singers bump into the mic stand.
I cant beileve nobody commented! lol, I hate elvis. but this song makes me cry. :)
how could you hate elvis! he is a classic and has better sons than half the artist today!
how could you hate elvis! he is a classic and has better sons than half the artist today!