She calls me up and says "Baby, it's a lonely ol' night" I don't know, I'm just so scared and lonely all at the same time Nobody told us it was gonna work out this way No no no no no I guess they knew we'd work it out in our own way It's a lonely ol' night Can I put my arms around you? It's a lonely ol' night Custom made for two lonely people like me and you Radio playing softly some singer's sad, sad song He's singin about stanin' in the shadows of love I guess he feels awfully alone She says "I know exactly what he means Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah" And it's a sad, sad, feelin' when you're livin' on those in betweens, It's a lonely ol' night Can I put my arms around you? It's a lonely ol' night Custom made for two people like me and you She calls me baby, She calls everybody baby It's a lonely ol' night, but ain't they all? It's a lonely ol' night Can I put my arms around you? It's a lonely ol' night Custom made for two people like me and you Yeah like me and you Yeah like me and you