Lonely People

katie its said lives all day in her head
marcus can't even stand getting out of bed
janet cries cause she's always alone
linda talks to shadows
inside her telephone

what if you
were lonely too?
what would you do?

David waits until the rain above us falls
Thom bets all his money on those horses in the stalls
Judy talks on endlessly of the
past staged curtain calls

derrik sits and gets lost in his teenage magazines
emily cries cause she's been robbed of her dreams
alma talks of the past and her favorite benzedrines
James turns on the stereo
gets lost in scenarios.

lonely people
never seem to know
what they should do.
what if you
were lonely too?

Alan sits and counts the wheels as every car goes by
Eli writes up all the shows by bands you never like
Monty plays all kinds of tunes
under soft shades of
the moon.

and
what if you
were lonely too?
what would you do?