Black Coffee
Patricia Kaas Lyrics

I'm feelin' mighty lonesome
Feeling extremely alone and sad

Haven't slept a wink
Unable to sleep at all

I walk the floor and watch the door
Walking around the room restlessly and constantly checking the door

In between I drink
Drinking to distract oneself from the sadness and loneliness

Black coffee
Using coffee as a temporary way to cope with emotions

Love's a hand-me-down brew
Love feels like a cheap, second-hand thing

I'll never know a Sunday
Being trapped in a daily routine with no hope for a better future

In this weekday room
Being stuck in a place that feels mundane and ordinary

I'm talkin' to the shadow
Talking to oneself, feeling isolated and unheard

One o'clock till four
Feeling consumed by loneliness for extended periods of time

And Lord, how slow the moments go
Feeling like hours pass by like minutes because of the intense sadness

When all I do is pour
Spending a lot of time drinking and feeling numb

Since the blues caught my eye
Depression has taken over

I'm hangin' out on Monday
Feeling hopeless and helpless with no chance of improvement

My Sunday dreams to dry
Feeling like one's hopes and dreams have no chance of becoming reality

Now man is born to go a lovin'
Men are expected to love and be loved in return

A woman's born to weep and fret
Women are expected to suffer and feel emotional pain alone

To stay at home and tend her oven
Women are expected to stay at home and do household chores

And drown her past regrets
Using distractions like coffee and cigarettes to forget about past mistakes

In coffee and cigarettes
Using temporary vices as ways to cope with raw emotions

I'm moonin' all the mornin'
Feeling sad, melancholy and blue all day long

Moanin' all the night
Feeling so sad and lonely that it's difficult to sleep

And in between it's nicotine
Using nicotine as a form of distraction

And not much heart to fight
Feeling powerless and unable to change the situation

Feelin' low as the ground
Feeling extremely sad and hopeless

It's drivin' me crazy
Feeling so overwhelmed by sadness that it's having a negative effect on mental health

This waitin for my baby
Waiting for someone who may never come

To maybe come around
Holding onto hope that the loved one will eventually return

Pour me black coffee
Asking for another cup of coffee to continue coping with sadness

And I'll come around
Believing that drinking coffee will help get through the sadness