A Lonely Song - Daniel Johnston

Well, you heard about the time

I climbed the Empire State Building

And you heard about the time

I was in the insane asylum

But I bet you never knew

What I had to do And what I went through

Just to bring you a lonely song

Well, I try to do what’s right

Every day and every night

And when I think I’ve won the fight

The monster comes back again

And I bet you never knew

What I went through

And what I had to do Just to bring you a lonely song

If you listen very hard

You can hear the desperation of a sad and broken heart

My heart

Well, you heard about the time

But not all of it is true

And you’ve read the magazines

I’ve been wounded by folklore

But I bet you never knew

What I went through

And what I had to do Just to bring you a lonely song

Well, I’ll tell you right now

Just to set the record straight

I never meant no harm

Or to generate so much hate

But I bet you never knew

What I went through

And what I had to do Just to bring you a lonely song