That's What Its Like to Be

That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome

Written by: Bill Anderson

That's What Its Like to Be Lyrics

The streets are dark and empty
When you walk them all alone
You think about your love affair
And wonder what went wrong
You go to bed each night and pray
You'll never see the dawn
Afraid of each tomorrow
With its heartless cold unknown

And that's what it's like to be lonesome
A heart a broken love has taught to cry
And that's what it's like to be lonesome
I know cause I'm a mighty lonesome guy

You search to find a tavern
Where the music's playing loud
You try to lose your heartaches
In the laughter of the crowd
But the happy couples make you think
Of things that could have been
And you have to fight the teardrops
Till you're by yourself again

That's What Its Like to Be Singers

* Bill Anderson (Billbosrd hot C&W Sides 1959) December 1958 (Recorded on August 1958)
* Ray Price (Billbosrd hot C&W Sides 1959) 1958.