Lonely men built lonely cities She worked hard until she was beautiful Still he noticed nothing unusual, this was his way He's gonna stay devoted to the project And she's committed herself to not caring anymore Her heart wasn't sore, she was sure she had cured The burden of loving someone May be better than loving no one She's lookin' up, her mind says maybe Or else she's so crazy it's slavery To begin it again, pick it up from the end Save the pieces that never gave, never bend Still, the whole time there's this light It wont let her say goodnight Some white beam of hope in the sky Has her questioning why Has her constantly tryin' and lyin' inside Has her hidin' away like some potential bride Who keeps turnin' her back like the turn of the tide The burden of loving someone May be better than loving no one The burden of loving someone May be better than loving no one When you feel what you're feelin' with all of your might You write down to tell and sing like hell in the night 'Bout the man on your mind when you turn out the light Who ignited the room when invited inside Who now is long gone and despite how forthright Was the song you played just to show how uptight And embarrassed he made you, your loves stay strong Convincing words appear backwards and wrong It just doesn't make sense to want to belong With a guy who made you all tense and withdrawn It shows you in the corner where the walls shadows Silhouette the one you won't let go who hasn't arrived yet And he won't, you know, you can just forget about him though The burden of loving someone May be better than loving no one The burden of loving someone May be better than loving no one I'm not so sure about that, it's not matter of fact If the world fell in half are you for it Adoring to kick back, relax, and laugh and deplore Cursin' all of the fools who exist to implore Writing books cursing morons who tore What they swore gave them reasons to be: I love him, he loves me And the burden of loving someone May be better than loving no one The burden of loving someone May be better