INTRO: E VERSE 1: E We got debutantes and socialites A E And mamas from the PTA E We got bachelorettes dressed up in white A E And little black dress divorces PRE-CHORUS: E Long live the blues A E They're keeping me in business B
Some wanna dance and some wanna party A Whatever they need, they call me CHORUS: E Mr. Lonely, Mr. Good-Time E Mr. One-You're-Gonna-Want-On-A-Saturday-Night A When you're lonely, lying in the dark A E I'm the number that you know by broken heart B No, I ain't Mr. Right, I'm Mr. Right-Now A The one all the girls are talking about E The one and only, Mr. Lonely VERSE 2: E Yeah, some are in from outta town A E Just lookin' for some fun E For a couple of hours or more A E Yeah, I can be the one PRE-CHORUS: E Long live the blues A E I'm booked up to November B You can find me in the book or on a bathroom wall A When they all want a rendezvous, they call CHORUS: E Mr. Lonely, Mr. Good-Time E Mr. One-You're-Gonna-Want-On-A-Saturday-Night A When you're lonely, lying in the dark A E I'm the number that you know by broken heart B No, I ain't Mr. Right, I'm Mr. Right-Now A The one all the girls are talking about E The one and only, Mr. Lonely Oh, play that steel, Paul INSTRUMENTAL: E A E A E BRIDGE: E So if you got a girl, you better treat her right You better never tell a lie You better never start a fight B 'Cause when she hangs up on you Guess who's on the other line? A He's never hard to find CHORUS: E Mr. Lonely, Mr. Good-Time E Mr. One-You're-Gonna-Want-On-A-Saturday-Night A When you're lonely, lying in the dark A E I'm the number that you know by broken heart B No, I ain't Mr. Right, I'm Mr. Right-Now A The one all the girls are talking about E The one and only, Mr. Lonely E B The one and only, Mr. Lonely E Long live the blues