"Lonely Guy" by Tiger Lewis moves from a young, all-consuming romance into the relief of choosing solitude after repeated hurt. The memory of shared intimacy still aches, but it no longer outweighs the peace of an empty bed or a quiet meal alone. The repeated lonely guy becomes a title worn with grim pride, proof that being by himself hurts less than being mistreated. The song lands on a hard-won truth: loneliness can feel safer than love that keeps breaking you.
Lonely Guy Lyrics by Tiger Lewis
I would rather be
Answering to me
Take myself to eat
I would rather go
Sold all apart
Don’t need to roll deep
Share half of my weed
Don’t need nobody
I would rather sleep
In an empty bed
Missing you to death
Dream about your sex
I miss you so bad
Don’t want to be sad
There’s something we had
But I don’t want it back ’cause
I was yours and you were mine
But now I’m just a lonely guy
I was stupid I was 17
Trying to figure out what true love means
Misery loves company but
After everything you’ve done to me
I would rather be alone tonight
I would rather be alone, lonely guy
I don’t need a hand
Unless the hand is mine
I don’t need a plan
Just to waste of time
I’m better off bored
Than loving you more
I’m better off now
Than ever before
So many times that you put me through hell
I kinda like being all by myself
There’s a hole in my chest
I’m holding my breath
I’m doing my best
Just trying to forget when
I was yours and you were mine
But now I’m just a lonely guy
I was stupid I was 17
Trying to figure out what true love means
Misery loves company but
After everything you’ve done to me
I would rather be alone tonight
I would rather be alone, lonely guy
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Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely guy
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