Never Be Lonely

[boneonbone]

Since by the voting it doesn't appear that songs about "loneliness" will be the theme of the upcoming mini-fest, I figured I wouldn't save this one and share it now.  A bit more uptempo vibe than some of my recent songs (considering it is a sad topic).  Mix of acoustic, electric, bass guitars, piano, 3-part vocal harmonies, a wee bit of harmonica at the end......and my still learning drum arrangement.   Hope you'll give it a listen.

Never Be Lonely        ©2020
                                                                 
Spent the day watching TV                                                       
Nobody called on the phone                                                   
Voices echo around her
She was the only one home

Her words just fly out the window
If they don't fall on deaf ears
Knew how to socially distance
Long before the virus was here

Chorus:

No one should ever have to be lonely
No one should ever live feeling sad
Finding someone to call them their only
Was one thing she never had........................ never had

Views her life through a blindfold
Prays the heartache will end
The simple truth lies within her
Like an invisible friend

Repeat chorus

Bridge:
Each day is the same, the same old refrain
Ever-present but not always clear
Hoping that someone will hear

Spends her days watching TV
Waits for a call on the phone
Each day a series of reruns
Reflections of life spent alone

repeat chorus twice

[Oldrottenhead]

catchy and current. love it.

[hardlock]

Great song! Dig the blues guitar and funky piano.  Harmonies top notch. Icing on the cake was harmonica at the end!

[tonyc]

nice tune , great lyrics , love the harp .cheers tony cee

[Mike_S]

Has a kind of seventies feel, but still feels fresh at the same time. I guess good music is timeless. Great song and great lyrics.

Mike

[Ella]

A beautiful song! So well played and sung and so well written!  Great harmonies and that wee bit of harmonica in the end was a very good idea.

[Greeny]

Sheer class. Great hooks, lovely production, slick performance. What's not to like? Getting a slight Buffalo Springfield / Neil Young vibe in places. Very cool indeed.

[Ferryman_1957]

Lovely catchy melodies, beautiful harmonies and great guitar sounds, a lot to like here. A really nice lyric as well, very poignant and well-observed.  Great work all round!

[Redler]

So well written and arranged song! Tasty lead guitar additions and sweet harmonies - enjoyable listening...

[AndyR]

Catching up on stuff I've missed...

... and WOW, this sounds so good!!

Lyrics - woah... sad...

We have an elderly neighbour who we were all worried about like this (husband died just before) ... but when I met her to actually talk to face-to-face (socially distanced of course!!) over the bins, she just laughed and said she couldn't see what the fuss was about - she was having the best time she'd had for years, and that was partly why none of us could contact her!