Name: Lonely Boy
Duration: P00H03M54S
Description: This is a song about social isolation

Lonely Boy

from Will You Let Me In? by Robert Hugh Brown

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This is a song about social isolation

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Lonely boy - on a street corner
Hasn't got a future before him
All he's got is his past
Lonely boy - it wasn't your fault
You happened at the wrong time
Into the streets you were cast

And you feel (like) there's no one around
Like the whole world let you down
Who'll light a candle for you
Tonight --- ?

Lonely boy ---

Lonely boy - knows no emotion
Never felt warm arms around him
Never known an embrace
Lonely boy - where are your parents?
Who left you here on your own?
Who could have been so cold?

And you feel (like) there's no one around
Like the whole world let you down
Who'll light a candle for you
Tonight --- ?

Lonely boy ---

Hey mister - would you hand me a dime?
And it won't take a minute of your precious time
The night - is so damn cold
Would you please give a quarter, help me along?
I feel - like a ghost
In the corner of your eye
Why won't you look at me?
Am I something beyond your sight ---

(solo)

And you feel (like) there's no one around
Like the whole world let you down
Who'll light a candle for you
Tonight --- ?

Lonely boy ---

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from Will You Let Me In?, released September 16, 2022
Robert Hugh Brown - acoustic guitar and vocals
Deef Dassen - lead and solo electric guitar
Patrick Schappert - bass guitar
Rob Driessen - drums and backing vocals

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Singer-songwriter with heartfelt stories about life and experience. Thanks for listening... I'll see you down the line

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