Don’t be lonely My mother told me Choosing lonely is the worst thing you can do Find a sweetheart Start a family When the lights go out have someone next to you I found a lover Who became a mother A little house a tire swing a maple tree Hold my baby Touch my lady But late at night its just loneliness and me And I'm learning to be lonely I am learning it’s okay To be lonely Don’t be scared son My father’s warning You’ll never make it in this world if you’re afraid Be a man, kid Quit you’re cryin I loved my dad I needed him so I obeyed Got a good job Make six figures Can’t shake the feeling that it all one day could end I never show it In the daylight The fear comes crashing in each night at 3: 00 a. M And I'm learning to be scared I am learning it’s okay To be scared All my old friends Were so happy I followed them from town to town and place to place I had a sadness I couldn’t show them I wore a mask so long that it became my face Now its different The glaciers melting The man can handle things the boy could never bear It gets dark now An hour early Light my way home, lord, that’s my only prayer And I'm learning to be sad I am learning it’s okay To be sad And I'm learning to be lonely To be sad to be scared to be lonely To be sad to be scared to be lonely and afraid To be a human being Who feels everything I am learning I am learning I'm still learning I am learning I am learning I'm still learning I'm still learning