Lonely men built lonely citiesnShe worked hard until she was beautifulnStill he noticed nothing unusual, this was his waynHe's gonna stay devoted to the projectnAnd she's committed herself to not caring anymorenHer heart wasn't sore, she was sure she had curednnThe burden of loving someonenMay be better than loving no onennShe's lookin' up, her mind says maybenOr else she's so crazy it's slaverynTo begin it again, pick it up from the endnSave the pieces that never gave, never bendnStill, the whole time there's this lightnIt wont let her say goodnightnSome white beam of hope in the skynHas her questioning whynHas her constantly tryin' and lyin' insidenHas her hidin' away like some potential bridenWho keeps turnin' her back like the turn of the tidennThe burden of loving someonenMay be better than loving no onenThe burden of loving someonenMay be better than loving no onennWhen you feel what you're feelin' with all of your mightnYou write down to tell and sing like hell in the nightn'Bout the man on your mind when you turn out the lightnWho ignited the room when invited insidenWho now is long gone and despite how forthrightnWas the song you played just to show how uptightnAnd embarrassed he made you, your loves stay strongnConvincing words appear backwards and wrongnIt just doesn't make sense to want to belongnWith a guy who made you all tense and withdrawnnIt shows you in the corner where the walls shadowsnSilhouette the one you won't let go who hasn't arrived yetnAnd he won't, you know, you can just forget about him thoughnnThe burden of loving someonenMay be better than loving no onenThe burden of loving someonenMay be better than loving no onennI'm not so sure about that, it's not matter of factnIf the world fell in half are you for itnAdoring to kick back, relax, and laugh and deplorenCursin' all of the fools who exist to implorenWriting books cursing morons who torenWhat they swore gave them reasons to be:nI love him, he loves mennAnd the burden of loving someonenMay be better than loving no onenThe burden of loving someonenMay be better