Oh, my friend loneliness, where have you been
You left to the lure of the lover who left me alone
Now you've come crawling back, and I'll let you in
And we'll slip back into grooves that we cut in ourselves long ago
But there must be a better half, somewhere out there
She lives a better life, a life that shares
Shares with a better man, a man who is there when she calls in the night
Who says hey it's alright
Oh my dear distance, I've met you before
Longing for a lover who's lost on a far distant shore
Oh my imperfections, are all that remain
The days when I'd love you and I'd leave you and you'd wish that I would stay
But there must be a better half, somewhere out there
She lives a better life, a life that shares
Shares with a better man, a man who is there when she calls in the night
Who says hey it's alright
I know what she looks like, her face and her skin, her smell and the rest
I know the feel of her soul but God help me I just cannot find her address
Oh I've how I've tried but now all that is left is my old friend distance and sweet loneliness
Chorus: (different from the others)
There must be a better half, somewhere out there
She lives a better life, a life that shares
Shares with a better man, a man who is there when she calls in the night
Who says hey it's alright, hey it's alright, hey it's alright