How do you get so lonely
Jul 22, 2008 09:26AM
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It was just another story written on the second page
Underneath the Tiger's football score
It said he was only eighteen, a boy about my age
They found him face down on the bedroom floor
There'll be services on Friday at the Lawrence Funeral Home
Then out on Mooresville highway, they'll lay him 'neath a stone...
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How do you get that lonely, how do you hurt that bad
To make you make the call, that havin' no life at all
Is better than the life that you had
How do you feel so empty, you want to let it all go
How do you get that lonely... and nobody know
Did his girlfriend break up with him, did he buy or steal that gun?
Did he lose a fight with drugs or alcohol?
Did his Mom and Daddy forget to say I love you son?
Did no one see the writing on the wall?
I'm not blamin' anybody, we all do the best we can
I know hindsight's 20/20, but I still don't understand...
How do you get that lonely, how do you hurt that bad
To make you make the call, that havin' no life at all
Is better than the life that you had
How do you feel so empty, you want to let it all go
How do you get that lonely... and nobody know
It was just another story printed on the second page
Underneath the Tiger's football score...
It was just another story written on the second page
Underneath the Tiger's football score
It said he was only eighteen, a boy about my age
They found him face down on the bedroom floor
There'll be services on Friday at the Lawrence Funeral Home
Then out on Mooresville highway, they'll lay him 'neath a stone...
* * *
>
How do you get that lonely, how do you hurt that bad
To make you make the call, that havin' no life at all
Is better than the life that you had
How do you feel so empty, you want to let it all go
How do you get that lonely... and nobody know
Did his girlfriend break up with him, did he buy or steal that gun?
Did he lose a fight with drugs or alcohol?
Did his Mom and Daddy forget to say I love you son?
Did no one see the writing on the wall?
I'm not blamin' anybody, we all do the best we can
I know hindsight's 20/20, but I still don't understand...
How do you get that lonely, how do you hurt that bad
To make you make the call, that havin' no life at all
Is better than the life that you had
How do you feel so empty, you want to let it all go
How do you get that lonely... and nobody know
It was just another story printed on the second page
Underneath the Tiger's football score...
Hello Friend,
This is Gator.....I don't know what you see in this song ...... But I believe you can probably relate to some parts more than you wish you could..... I'm sure that hurts..... I would be willing to bet you have a lot of feeling when you hear songs like this....
I have never heard it but I see a lot of events here that could set this all in motion..... To understand a bit I researched the song and listened to it for the first time..... To be honest I liked it....Hope that doesn't sound morbid... Many times people are so lonely and depressed and they mask it all so well.... You know, things look great on the outside and inside we are a stallion just waiting to break free..... Wanting, needing somebody just to listen to how we are feeling....Guilty of that myself maybe you are..... We tend to think things will get better with time or we just plain accept these feelings as "normal"..... Nobody can tell me just what "normal" is and it becomes even more confusing...... So I try NOT to feel "normal", I just try feeling good...... That is a feeling that when I have it is the greatest feeling in the world..... The people we surround ourselves with play a major role in all of this....
I have found that when we find someone that will listen, that becomes such good therapy..... My biggest issue with this is for the most part this is portrayed as a teenage issue.....Nothing could be farther from the truth..... It is an adult problem just as well.... I don't know if you have anyone to talk to, but any time you wish, drop me a line and I would be more than happy to listen..... Gator
This is Gator.....I don't know what you see in this song ...... But I believe you can probably relate to some parts more than you wish you could..... I'm sure that hurts..... I would be willing to bet you have a lot of feeling when you hear songs like this....
I have never heard it but I see a lot of events here that could set this all in motion..... To understand a bit I researched the song and listened to it for the first time..... To be honest I liked it....Hope that doesn't sound morbid... Many times people are so lonely and depressed and they mask it all so well.... You know, things look great on the outside and inside we are a stallion just waiting to break free..... Wanting, needing somebody just to listen to how we are feeling....Guilty of that myself maybe you are..... We tend to think things will get better with time or we just plain accept these feelings as "normal"..... Nobody can tell me just what "normal" is and it becomes even more confusing...... So I try NOT to feel "normal", I just try feeling good...... That is a feeling that when I have it is the greatest feeling in the world..... The people we surround ourselves with play a major role in all of this....
I have found that when we find someone that will listen, that becomes such good therapy..... My biggest issue with this is for the most part this is portrayed as a teenage issue.....Nothing could be farther from the truth..... It is an adult problem just as well.... I don't know if you have anyone to talk to, but any time you wish, drop me a line and I would be more than happy to listen..... Gator
thanks gator,,,you are so right...I can' relate to parts of the song. I was told not to listen to country music or songs like this when I am depressed like I am now but they help me more than anyone understands... My hubby works nights so he leaves at 4pm in the afternoon and returns the next morning at 5 am, so I spend a lot of time alone...if not for the phone and the PC I would die...where I live, which is beautiful and I love it but is isolated, there are no neighbors, yes there are houses but are mostly rental for the tourists. so I have no friends down here, everyone I love is is Indiana and sometimes it gets really hard for me. I have never had time for just me, I moved from my father 's home into my husband at 17,and have been married for 32 yrs, I had children very young and they are grown with families of their own. They are busy with their own life's, so I get to talk to them a couple of times of week. But it is not the same as face to face...I don't want to go home permanently I think, because I love TN...but it does get hard sometimes. Am I making any sense here? lol I don't know what normal is any more, I pretty much just try to get through the day..I guess I need to try to just feel good for a change... I love this song, because I wonder if I will get that lonely? don't know, hope not, by sometimes I think everyone would be so much better w/o me and my problems...just a thought, but am not to the point of the song and probably will never be... sorry to ramble on and on... thanks for the offer to talk...you a good friend
Karen
Karen
I wouldnt be better off w/o you and i am a someone(you said everyone). I understand the pain you are feeling and it can really drag a person down. Make a list of the good things in your life. There are so many things to be thankful for. I know it is hard to think that way at times but it does help. I am always here to listen and so is gator. Lean on us. You are a very kind and loving person and have so much to offer. Im only a click away. sara
Good job Sara,
Karen, Loneliness is a lonely place to be....Now who's not making sense.... You seem to recognize what is bringing you down....Probably unsure what to do about it all..... take another look around you.... It appears you are in a wonderful place..... A home by the lake, quiet solitude, nobody around..... A lot of people I know would give the world to be just where you are.... Strange isn't it?
Throughout life we all wish for something different in our view of happiness... Some of us get it some don't....When those of us get what we want, we may find it is not all we thought it was..... I have a relative that recently got married ... Very well educated, great career.... Many times through her life she met wonderful men .... Her education level was very intimidating to many men, although she is not at all intimidating....Some thought they could not relate on her "level".....Mind you, she is a wonderful caring loving individual that anyone would be blessed to call their friend.... For the longest time her mom WISHED she would find a nice guy that loved her for who she is not what she does..... This guy came along and they were married just last year.....This year his job has him relocating to New England.... Well her mom is beside herself ...... Being a very close family this is a traumatic event for the mom....... So long story short the mom related a simple statement this past weekend that resonates in my head..... She said " Be careful what you wish for, you may get more than you bargained for"...... This is very true the way I see it.....Many of us are busy trying to find a level of contentment and all we really have to do is look around us....It is all there..... Phones and computers are a great way to stay in touch....But what you have is a great way to get in touch..... Dear friend I hope this makes some sort of sense.....
Cheers Gator
Karen, Loneliness is a lonely place to be....Now who's not making sense.... You seem to recognize what is bringing you down....Probably unsure what to do about it all..... take another look around you.... It appears you are in a wonderful place..... A home by the lake, quiet solitude, nobody around..... A lot of people I know would give the world to be just where you are.... Strange isn't it?
Throughout life we all wish for something different in our view of happiness... Some of us get it some don't....When those of us get what we want, we may find it is not all we thought it was..... I have a relative that recently got married ... Very well educated, great career.... Many times through her life she met wonderful men .... Her education level was very intimidating to many men, although she is not at all intimidating....Some thought they could not relate on her "level".....Mind you, she is a wonderful caring loving individual that anyone would be blessed to call their friend.... For the longest time her mom WISHED she would find a nice guy that loved her for who she is not what she does..... This guy came along and they were married just last year.....This year his job has him relocating to New England.... Well her mom is beside herself ...... Being a very close family this is a traumatic event for the mom....... So long story short the mom related a simple statement this past weekend that resonates in my head..... She said " Be careful what you wish for, you may get more than you bargained for"...... This is very true the way I see it.....Many of us are busy trying to find a level of contentment and all we really have to do is look around us....It is all there..... Phones and computers are a great way to stay in touch....But what you have is a great way to get in touch..... Dear friend I hope this makes some sort of sense.....
Cheers Gator
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