Sitting here wondering what to do now
I'm standing in the middle of a crowd
Paying no attention to what's happening 'round me
Right now I'm just feeling kinda down
People start to ask me, "are you okay?"
Just respond with "I'm fine" and a smile
Once they walk away you can drop the act and say
"But I've felt an empty void for a while"
I've shielded myself
Can't find no one else
Boundaries all around
Cannot break them down
I've gone away to hide
Can you please find me
'Cause I'm lonely
Oh so lonely
So tell me why I'm lonely and not alone
'Cause I'm surrounded
And it's crowded
So tell me why I'm lonely and not alone
Everyone is listening, no one hears
They're listening without any ears
It's as if they want to say, "can you please just go away?"
Maybe I'll be good enough next year
I run into the bathroom just to cry
I don't know why I feel I have to hide
They don't understand, they just stand and clap their hands
But it's not a show so read between the lines
I've shielded myself
Can't find no one else
Boundaries all around
Cannot break them down
I've gone away to hide
Can you please find me
'Cause I'm lonely
Oh so lonely
So tell me why I'm lonely and not alone
'Cause I'm surrounded
And it's crowded
So tell me why I'm lonely and not alone
Show me
Someone who really knows me
Someone who'll care and hold me
Then maybe I will be okay
Hold me
I need someone to hold me
Then maybe I won't feel so lonely
And everything will be okay
'Cause I'm lonely
Oh so lonely
So tell me why I'm lonely and not alone
'Cause I'm surrounded
And it's crowded
So tell me why I'm lonely and not alone
Know me
I need someone to know me
Hold me, ooh
Hold me
I need someone to hold me
Then maybe I won't feel so lonely, ooh