Sometimes I'm sad and I don't know why
I sit under the stars and I almost cry
And at times like these you know I'm lonely and I wanna die
When your looking for a cigarette to ease your pain

And your life's a drag, and you work in vain
Burn down your office, and walk out into the rain

Life is short, you gotta look around
Pretty soon, you'll be all grown up
With dead-eyed kids, and a life of hell
Stick with me, and we'll feel swell

Lonely hearts company
Selling shares of sympathy
Lonely hearts company
Share with me your misery

Well I don't like to smoke, cuz it sinks your cash
And I don't roll notes, cuz it ain't that flash
But at times like this you know I feel like getting trashed
Yet the thing about you is that you see me through
And I can sit around and just talk to you
This world is such a cynical place, people can be so cruel

Life is short, you gotta look around
Pretty soon, you'll be all grown up
With dead-eyed kids, and a life of hell
Stick with me, and we'll feel swell

Lonely hearts company
Selling shares of sympathy
Lonely hearts company
Share with me your misery

Lonely hearts company
Selling shares of sympathy
Lonely hearts company
Share with me your misery