I Got Nobody

There's an age old saying
And I know it to be true
You can't go and love someone, honey
When they don't give a damn about you

Once I had me a boy
Was the sweetest boy in town
But now he's gone and left me
He went and turned me down

So, I ain't got nobody
And nobody cares for me
That's why I'm sad and lonely
Won't somebody please take a chance on me?

Y'all sing of love songs
But that's just a waste of time
I don't want no damned singing
I want a love of mine

'Cause I ain't got nobody
Ain't nobody cares for me
So, I'm so sad and lonely
And ain't no one wants to take a chance on me

Each day I wander through crowded streets
Faces blur, but none seem to meet
Empty chairs in a tiny cafe
I sip my coffee, watch the hours drift away

Under starlit skies I say a silent prayer
Wishing for someone to be standing there
Dreams of your touch linger in the air
Every night I hope, but you're never there
Teardrops fall like the autumn rain
As I sing this ballad of my aching pain

'Cause I ain't got nobody
There ain't nobody cares for me
There ain't no fool
Who gonna take a chance on me