That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome Lyrics - Jean Shepard

The streets are dark and empty 

And you walk them all alone 

You think about your love affair 

And wonder what went wrong 

You go to bed each night 

And pray you'll never see the dawn 

Afraid of each tomorrow 

With its heartless cold unknown 

And that's what it's like to be lonesome 

Without your love it's such an empty world 

And that's what it's like to be lonesome 

I know 'cause I'm a mighty lonesome girl 

You search to find a tavern 

Where the music's playing loud 

You try to lose your heartache 

In the laughter of the crowd 

But the happy couples make you think of 

Things that might have been 

And you have to fight the teardrops 

Till you're by yourself again 

And that's what it's like to be lonesome 

Without your love it's such an empty world 

And that's what it's like to be lonesome 

I know 'cause I'm a mighty lonesome girl