I've never been so torn up in all of my life, I should of seen this coming. I've never felt so hopeless, Than I do tonight. A boy of anguish now, he's a man of soul, Traded in his misery for the lonely life of the road. The years were cruel to him no He

Chasing shadows Life without a romance is a life that's sad I've never had a love of my own Every day is just another day to me Why must I be alone Chasing love dreams in vain While my heart keeps on singing Just a lonely refrain All is cloudy above

We're under control Waiting for the fire to light Feeling like we could do right Be the one that makes tonight 'Cause freedom is a lonely road I might be anyone A lone fool out in the sun Your heartbeat of solid gold I love you, you'll never know

I love you, this old heart weeps for you This old heart of mine been broke a thousand times Each time you break away, feel you're gone to stay Lonely nights that come, memories that go Bringing you back again, hurting me more and more Maybe it's my

So do I remind you of Someone you never met A lonely sillouette And do I remind you of Somewhere you wanna be Oh I wish you open up for me 'Cause I wanna know you

You know I, this is James Brown I'm such a lover of people Because people did so much for me I'm a lover of all humanity, all man kind And I feel that he who has been successful Should look out of for his fellow man, his brother I feel that's my role,

Staring at the ceiling One of us is crying, one of us is lying In her lonely bed Wishing she was somewhere else instead They passed me by, all of those great romances It's as if you're robbing me, of my rightful chances My picture clear, everything

In a razor town You take whoever you think you can keep around. There's an echoed sound That permeates the sidewalk where she shuffles 'round. It's a big machine. It used to be the avenue of changing dreams. She's a lonely thing, Sweeping up the glitter

I saw the news this morning And saw your face across the screen And as I poured my coffee, I picked up a magazine But as I turned the page And looked inside There you were again (there you were) Oh these lonely times

All I need is love One day I'm up, the next I'm down One day you're here, the next you're gone And I'm just a little bit I'm just a little bit lonely And I'm gonna pull through To shake off the blues I need your sweet, sweet love To get me on my feet