I picked myself up in a downtown bar You know the feelin' was lousy But as I'd come this far Well it's too easy to drink When nobody's home But I hate to eat alone
'N' frozen dinners don't do much for me When you've got T.V. on the table 'N' T.V. on T.V. All you do is chew your fingers Down to the bone I hate to eat alone
Like the actor who's forgotten his words You stumble through the story line Another place another time When you were with me
They say the city's rotten to the core There's no communication with each other anymore But we stopped talkin' to each other a long time before And I hate to eat alone
Hear it in my words See it in my eyes Since you went away I wear a cheap disguise Waitin' for the mornin' Waitin' on the light Hopin' for the sunshine Before the night
I didn't tell you that I had to change So you just took it for granted That we'd remain the same I know that nobody's guilty No one's to blame so I end up on my own God I hate to eat alone I hate to eat alone I hate to eat alone I hate to eat alone