Story Behind The Song
It sucks being allone at Christmas
Song Description
Guy at bar laments being alone at Christmas, struggling to take responsibility for llost relationship
Song Length |
3:50 |
Genre |
Unique - Holiday, Country - Contemporary |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Poignant |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Girlfriend, Wife |
Similar Artists |
Clint Black, Garth Brooks |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
HARD TO BE ALONE
Lyrics by Ed Kulkosky, music by Jay Kerr
A chorus:
I'm drinking in a roadhouse
And it's Christmas afternoon.
Two old folks are dancing
To a lazy country tune.
I've got nowhere to go,
I've got no one to see.
I've got no presents waiting
Beneath a Christmas tree.
I never thought it would be
So hard to be alone.
Some quarters, please, bartender,
I want to use the phone.
Second A
We never had no children,
So it's really not so sad.
I'd hate to have them weeping
For their good-for-nothing dad.
Folks sing their songs of joy
But there's not much for me.
I've got nobody waiting
Beside some pretty tree.
I never thought it would be
So hard to be alone.
Some quarters, please, bartender,
I want to use the phone.
Bridge:
Is she sitting by the phone
Is she still carrying a torch?
Is she sorry that she changed the locks
And put my suitcase on the porch?
Last A:
I don?t know how to love her,
Don't know how to treat her right.
There's something broke inside me
And it hurts me day and night.
I know it's love I feel for her.
I don't really have a choice.
I'd even give up booze again
If I could hear her voice.
I never thought it would be
So hard to be alone.
Some quarters, please, bartender,
I want to use the phone.
I need to use the phone.
I don't want to be alone.