It's Lonely I Can't Stand
Charlie Major Lyrics

I took the long way home tonight down a lonely road
I chose a longer path to reach home, away from the city lights and people, and the road was empty and desolate.

No riders, no company, Just me and the radio.
I had no one to keep me company, only the radio helped me feel connected to the world outside the car.

One by one I watched the miles slowly fall behind
As I drove, I counted every mile I had come across and watched them decrease one by one.

My heart weighing heavy knowing what I wouldn't find.
My heart was burdened with the knowledge that I wouldn't find the one thing that I truly yearned for, which made the journey more difficult.

The moon over my shoulder and the stars up in the sky,
The sky was clear and the moon and stars were shining well, complementing my lonely mood.

There to remind me what's missing tonight.
The moon and stars were there to remind me about the thing I was terribly missing, which I couldn't find on my journey.

Chorus:
The repeated verse in the song that carries its main message.

I don't mind being alone, it's lonely I can't stand.
I'm okay with being alone, but the feeling of loneliness is particularly challenging for me to deal with.

These empty nights ain't no life for a woman nor a man.
The sleepless nights where I feel alone and yearn for companionship are not a happy or fulfilling life for anyone, irrespective of gender.

It's been so long since I held or felt the touch of a loving hand.
It has been a while since I last experienced the feeling of someone holding or touching me in a comforting or loving way.

Being alone ain't so bad, it's lonely I can't stand.
I can manage and survive by being alone, but the feeling of loneliness is the one that makes my life miserable and painful.

Staring out my window now at the world passing me by,
Now that I'm in the car, I'm looking out of the window at the world moving around me.

Trapped here in this darkness doing solitary time.
I feel suffocated and trapped in this car, where there is no one to talk to or any sort of escape.

across the open fields I hear the soulful sad refrain,
I can hear a melancholic tune being played far away from me, maybe from the midnight train, signifying the depth of my loneliness.

The high lonesome wailing of some distant midnight train.
The sound of a distant train reminds me of the fact that even in the dead of night, I'm truly alone on this road.

The sound of my heart beating and the silence in these rooms
The silence inside the car is so profound that I can hear my heart beating loud and clear, intensifying the feeling of loneliness within me.

They're to remind me what's missing tonight.
The silence in the vehicle and the sound of my heartbeat are reminders that my journey lacks a significant ingredient - companionship.

(Chorus)
The repeated verse in the song that carries its main message.

It's just another night on the one hand
On one side, tonight is like any other night with no one around to spend it with.

On the other, it cuts like a knife.
On the other hand, this night is an excruciating experience making it difficult to bear the weight of loneliness that seems to be piercing through me.