When then lights are off,
I need a man to touch
I need my back to bend
I need a heavy hand
I need a book to write
I need a gentle fight
I need a day gone by
I need the dog to bite

CHORUS:
But I’m lonely now
I know it’s hard for you
I know you know what to do
But I know it’s hard for you

When the lights are off
I hear a ringing bell
I hear a sweet farewell
I hear the poet fail
I hear the birds of night
I hear the unwon fight
I hear my mind gone wild
I hear an unborn child

CHORUS

When the lights are off
I’m in a strangers dress
I’m in a beating chest
I’m in an empty nest
I’m in the bluest note
i’m on (in) a boat alone (the bed alone)
I’m a girl that’s been thrown
and I’m on the telephone

and I’m crying out
oh I’m crying out
oh I’m crying out
I’m crying out

I’m lonely now
I know it’s hard for you
I know you know what to do
But I know it’s hard for you