Every evening when the sun goes down
I sit here in my room
And the lamplight streaming over me
Projects my lonely gloom
My counterpart in agony
Mocks each tear that falls
And I cast a lonesome shadow
On these lonely, lonely walls
He's always by my side at night
No matter where I go
He lurks out in the darkness
Or in the neon's glow
He follows me across the steps
And up and down the halls
And I cast a lonesome shadow
On these lonely, lonely walls
I sit and watch the candle
And the flicker of the flame
My writhing shadow twists and turns
As though it is in pain
I'm trying to escape
The memory my heart recalls
And I cast a lonesome shadow
On these lonely, lonely walls
The image of the love I lost
And all the things I'd planned
Are as empty as this bottle
That I hold in my hand
My soul is buried in the depth
Of love and life's pitfalls
And I cast a lonesome shadow
On these lonely, lonely walls
I cast a lonesome shadow
On these lonely, lonely walls