Lyrics:

Crystal was a waitress at the Night Owl Lounge
Pretty as a picture was she
Sammy was her drinkin' buddy, bought a round
For the pleasure of her company
Crystal had a weakness for the silent type
And Sammy stole her heart away
But three weeks later, she was gone from sight
And poor Sammy had a lot to say, oh boy
He said, 'All I wanted was to hold her tight (oh-whoa)
But all she gave me was a heap of heartaches (oh-whoa)
And a whole lot of lonely nights (oh-whoa)
All I wanted was for her to do me right
But she done me wrong and left me hanging on (oh-whoa, oh-whoa, whoa)
To a whole lot of lonely nights
It ain't right'

Everybody noticed when the change set in
It was just a few things at first
Sammy started cussin' and he shunned his friends
And then it went from bad to worse
One night, he broke a window down at Hi-Fi Five
Stole himself a stereo set
His bail-paying momma asked him, 'Why, son, why?'
He said, 'You ain't seen nothin' yet'
Oh Mamma
'All I wanted was to hold her tight
But all she gave me was a heap of heartaches (oh-whoa, oh-whoa, whoa)
And a whole lot of lonely nights
All I wanted was for her to do me right
But she done me wrong and left me hanging on (oh-whoa, oh-whoa, whoa)
To a whole lot of lonely nights
It ain't right'

Last they heard from Sammy, he'd jumped his bail
He was somewhere in the great southwest
Flippin' burgers for minimum scale
And going by an alias
Every now and then at the Night Owl Lounge
Crystal hears the telephone ring
She picks it up and then she slams it down (oh-whoa, oh-whoa, whoa)
It's long distance from the Burger King
Poor thing
He said, 'All I wanted was to hold you tight
But all you gave me was a heap of heartaches (oh-whoa, oh-whoa, whoa)
And a whole lot of lonely nights
All I wanted was for you to do me right
But you done me wrong and left me hanging on (oh-whoa, oh-whoa, whoa)
To a whole lot of lonely nights
But you done me wrong and left me hanging on to
A whole lot of lonely nights
A whole lot of lonely nights
I said, a whole lot of lonely nights
It ain't right'