Outside Looking In Lyrics

My party ended years ago

All my friends fell in love and just went home

I’m still here looking for someone to hold

But I’m in the corner trying to be left alone

I go out at closing time

Hoping the darkness might finally hide

The circles growing underneath my eyes

As they watch, these people with their pretty lives

And the punch-drunk lovers walk on by

As they make their way to bed

And I’m in the middle of this city tonight

But I’m on the outside looking in

Somewhere between Halloween and New Year’s Eve

I lost faith in everything I used to believe

And I’m not the man I thought I’d be

I can’t start over in the morning

Well I’ve tried sober, and I’ve tried straight

Just ain’t got reasons, to stay that way

And these people sure do love their neon lights

So give me one more, help me through the night

And the punch-drunk lovers walk on by

As they dance their way to bed

And I’m in the middle of this city tonight

But I’m on the outside looking in

I’m on the outside, and I’m looking in

Who’s that guy all by himself?

Trying to tame those shaking hands

And who’s that guy all by himself?

I think I know how his story ends

And who’s that guy all by himself?

Looks like he spent his whole life coming down, and

The punch-drunk lovers walk on by

As I crawl my way to bed

And I’m in the middle of this city tonight

But I’m on the outside looking in

I’m on the outside, and I’m looking in