Lonely – English Lyrics

• By: Akon

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be an emotional journey, and Akon's "Lonely" is the perfect song to connect with feelings of regret and the hope for reconciliation. The song's clear, repetitive chorus and heartfelt narrative about making mistakes in a relationship make the lyrics easy to follow and understand. It’s a great way to learn vocabulary related to emotions and relationships while enjoying a classic 2000s R&B hit.

[English]

AUDIENCE CHEERING

- [ANNOUNCER] LOS ANGELES,

GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR AKON!

♪ LONELY, I'M MR. LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ I'M SO LONELY, I'M MR. LONELY ♪

- YO, AKON.

- WHAT UP, D?

- YOU COMING OR WHAT, MAN?

- NAH, I GOT A LOT ON MY MIND, MAN.

IMMA LET Y'ALL GO AHEAD, MAN.

- AIGHT.

- COME ON. - BYE.

♪ I'M SO LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ I'M SO LONELY ♪

- YO, THIS ONE HERE

GOES OUT TO ALL MY PLAYERS OUT THERE, MAN, YOU KNOW,

THAT GOT THAT ONE GOOD GIRL.

THE ONE WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE MAN, LIKE,

TOOK ALL THE BULLSHIT,

BUT THEN ONE DAY SHE CAN'T TAKE IT NO MORE

AND DECIDE TO LEAVE.

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ I WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ♪

♪ AND I NOTICED MY GIRL WASN'T BY MY SIDE ♪

♪ COULDA SWORN I WAS DREAMING, FOR HER I WAS FEENIN' ♪

♪ SO I HAD TO TAKE A LITTLE RIDE ♪

♪ BACK TRACKING OVER THESE FEW YEARS ♪

♪ TRYNA FIGURE OUT WHAT I DO TO MAKE IT GO BAD ♪

♪ 'CAUSE EVER SINCE MY GIRL LEFT ME ♪

♪ MY WHOLE LIFE CAME CRASHING AND I'M SO ♪

♪ LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ I'M MR. LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ TO CALL MY OWN GIRL ♪

♪ I'M SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ I'M MR. LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ TO CALL MY OWN GIRL ♪

♪ CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD A GIRL LIKE YOU ♪

♪ AND I JUST LET YOU WALK RIGHT OUTTA MY LIFE ♪

♪ AFTER ALL I PUT YOU THROUGH ♪

♪ YOU STILL STUCK AROUND AND STAYED BY MY SIDE ♪

♪ WHAT REALLY HURT ME IS I BROKE YOUR HEART ♪

♪ BABY YOU A GOOD GIRL AND I HAD NO RIGHT ♪

♪ I REALLY WANNA MAKE THINGS RIGHT ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE GIRL I'M SO ♪

♪ LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ I'M MR. LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ TO CALL MY OWN GIRL ♪

♪ I'M SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ I'M MR. LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ TO CALL MY OWN BABY ♪

♪ BEEN ALL ABOUT THE WORLD AIN'T NEVER MET A GIRL ♪

♪ THAT COULD TAKE THE THINGS THAT YOU BEEN THROUGH ♪

♪ NEVER THOUGHT THE DAY WOULD COME ♪

♪ WHERE YOU WOULD GET UP AND RUN ♪

♪ AND I WOULD BE OUT CHASING YOU ♪

♪ 'CAUSE AIN'T NOWHERE IN THE GLOBE I'D RATHER BE ♪

♪ AIN'T NO ONE IN THE GLOBE I'D RATHER SEE ♪

♪ THAN THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS THAT MADE ME BE ♪

♪ SO HAPPY BUT NOW SO LONELY ♪

♪ LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ I'M MR. LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ TO CALL MY OWN, NO ♪

♪ I'M SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ I'M MR. LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ TO CALL MY OWN GIRL ♪

♪ NEVER THOUGHT THAT I'D BE ALONE ♪

♪ I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D BE GONE THIS LONG ♪

♪ I JUST WANT YOU TO CALL MY PHONE ♪

♪ STOP PLAYING GIRL AND COME ON HOME ♪

♪ BABY GIRL, I DIDN'T MEAN TO SHOUT ♪

♪ I WANT ME AND YOU TO WORK IT OUT ♪

♪ I'D NEVER WISH TO EVER HURT MY BABY ♪

♪ AND IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY 'CAUSE I'M SO ♪

♪ LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ I'M MR. LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ TO CALL MY OWN, NO ♪

♪ I'M SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ I'M MR. LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ I HAVE NOBODY ♪

♪ FOR MY OWN ♪

♪ TO CALL MY OWN GIRL ♪

♪ I AM SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

♪ LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ SO LONELY ♪

♪ MR. LONELY ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - feeling sad because one has no friends or company
nobody /ˈnoʊbɒdi/ A2	noun - no person; not anyone
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
right /raɪt/ B1	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak to someone on the phone
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury to someone
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged; insane
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or form something

Key Grammar Structures

• I have nobody for my own

  ➔ Present simple tense to express possession or existence

  ➔ The phrase "I have" indicates possession or something that belongs to the speaker.

• I'm so lonely

  ➔ Use of the contraction "I'm" (I am) with an adjective to describe emotional state

  ➔ The contraction "I'm" combines "I" and "am" to form the present tense of "to be," describing one's feelings.

• I have nobody for my own

  ➔ Use of the indefinite pronoun "nobody" to denote no person; combined with "have" to indicate lack of possession

  ➔ The word "nobody" is a pronoun indicating no person, and when used with "have," it expresses the lack of someone to possess or refer to.

• Baby you a good girl and I had no right

  ➔ Use of the past perfect tense "had no right" to express regret or past obligation

  ➔ The phrase "had no right" is in the past perfect tense, used to indicate that the speaker regrets past actions or feelings of unjustified behavior.

• STOP PLAYING GIRL AND COME ON HOME

  ➔ Imperative mood to give commands or requests

  ➔ The phrases "Stop playing" and "Come on home" are in the imperative form, used to directly instruct or request someone to do something.