lonely next door

look over here, look over there
nothing here, nothing there
nothing anywhere
that’s the way it goes, that’s the way it goes for me
you think it’s lonely next door
or just as far as my clouded eyes can see

running away, running away
left and right and far and wide, running away
tumbling down the stairs, tumbling down the stairs is me
you think it’s lonely next door
or just as far as my clouded eyes can see

you think it’s lonely next door
i say take a look son
you think it’s lonely next door
looks like they’re havin’ some fun
they say the grass isn’t greener on the other side
take another peek and you’ll catch ‘em in a lie

can’t eat a thing, a blessed little thing
choke it down, it turns around, i can’t eat a thing
swallowing’s so hard, swallowing’s so hard for me
you think it’s lonely next door
or just as far as my clouded eyes can see

you think it’s lonely next door
i say take a look son
you think it’s lonely next door
looks like they’re havin’ some fun
they say the grass isn’t greener on the other side
take another peek and you’ll catch ‘em in a lie

listen goodbye, listen goodbye
shout it out and cry and cry, listen goodbye
the hardest words to say, the hardest words to say for me
you think it’s lonely next door
or just as far as my clouded eyes can see

Jon Houlon, Hillside Blue Music, 2002