Oh, I don't get no letters
   Nobody calls
   Nobody comes 'round here no more
   No pretty ladies
   Nor pretty boys
   Nobody comes 'round my door no more
  
   It's just lonely, yeah
   Mama you don't know
   It's just lonely, yeah
   Mama you don't know
  
   Cops treat ya dirty
   And the children treat ya mean
   This is the lowest town I've ever seen
   People keep draggin' their bodies around
   Ain't enough pride to even look around
  
   It's just lonely, yeah
   Mama you don't know
   It's just lonely, yeah
   Mama you don't know
  
   Now honey you got on little light
   Now you keep it burning bright
   If you keep it lit every night
   Someday a good man come and make it alright
  
   It's just so lonely, yeah
   Mama you don't know
   It's just lonely, yeah
   Mama you don't know