Lonely Girl
Timothy B. Schmit Lyrics
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Somebody's leaving her
The price she pays
An empty room
A broken heart
She should have seen it
Coming right from the start
She could make your dreams come true in style
Won't somebody please go and stay for awhile
With the lonely girl
The lonely girl tonight
Happens all the time
To the lonely girl
The lonely girl tonight
Happens all the time to her
Some other guys have left her before
She won't be taking their calls anymore
A woman's love
A teenage heart
She's had enough of this
Tearin' apart
She could take your heart away with her smile
She could make your dreams come true in style
Won't somebody please go and stay for awhile
With the lonely girl
The lonely girl tonight
Happens all the time
To the lonely girl
The lonely girl tonight
Happens all the time to her
Lonely girl
With the lonely girl
Lonely girl
She's just a lonely girl
The lyrics of Timothy B. Schmit's "Lonely Girl" describe the life of a woman who has been left by her lover multiple times. The first stanza goes on to describe how every time this woman looks away, somebody is leaving her, and the price she has to pay is an empty room. The following lines emphasize how she should have seen this coming right from the start, and now she is left with a broken heart.
The chorus is a plea for somebody to stay with the lonely girl tonight, as it happens all the time to her. She is described as being able to take someone's heart away with her smile, as well as being able to make their dreams come true in style. It's clear that this woman has a lot of love to give, but no one to give it to. Finally, the bridge states that other guys have left her before, and now she has had enough of it tearing her heart apart.
The song is incredibly melancholy, and the lyrics paint a picture of a woman who is stuck in a vicious cycle of being left and feeling lonely. However, Schmit's vocals and the instrumentation are soothing, making the song an excellent listen for when you're feeling a little down.
Line by Line Meaning
Everytime that she looks away
Someone always ends up leaving the lonely girl when she doesn't pay attention.
Somebody's leaving her
The lonely girl is constantly being abandoned by people in her life.
The price she pays
The loneliness comes at a heavy emotional cost to the girl.
An empty room
The girl is left feeling alone and isolated, surrounded only by emptiness.
A broken heart
The girl's heart is shattered from all the past abandonments.
She should have seen it
The girl is looking back with regret, realizing she could have avoided this pain.
Coming right from the start
The pattern of being left alone began early on in her life.
She could take your heart away with her smile
The girl has a magnetic personality that makes people fall in love with her easily.
She could make your dreams come true in style
The girl has the ability to help others achieve their desires in a beautiful and stylish way.
Won't somebody please go and stay for awhile
The girl is pleading for someone to stick around and be there for her.
With the lonely girl
The girl is defined by her loneliness, and it follows her everywhere she goes.
Happens all the time
The act of being abandoned and left alone is a constant occurrence in the girl's life.
To the lonely girl
The girl's isolation and loneliness is a part of who she is.
Some other guys have left her before
The girl has a history of being abandoned by romantic partners in the past.
She won't be taking their calls anymore
The girl has decided to cut ties with these people and move on from their abandonment.
A woman's love
The girl is seeking a love that only a mature and committed relationship can provide.
A teenage heart
The girl's heart is full of innocence and vulnerability, like that of a teenager.
She's had enough of this
The girl is exhausted from constantly being left alone and abandoned.
Tearin' apart
The experience of being left alone is tearing the girl apart emotionally.
Lonely girl
The girl's loneliness is a defining part of who she is.
She's just a lonely girl
The girl is nothing more than a person who feels isolated and abandoned by those around her.
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Written by: SANDI THOM
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@philipwalker5405
From playing it cool, God I love this song. Had found this album at rainbow records Long Beach around 1985 . It had printed on it " promotional copy only not for sale " . Well I left it in Oklahoma with my 1st Ole Lady dammit.
@peggyford108
Love this whole album. It's in great condition! I don't know why he cut his beautiful hair ❤.
@txelutierra6936
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