The Lost and Lonely Ones — Diverse adult travelers meet at a bright Merced bus stop and begin sharing coffee, music and shade as separate paths become a garden

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The Lost and Lonely Ones

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

A musician finds himself among the lonely people he once passed without expecting to join. Familiar places now recall an absent lover, while work and travel offer only temporary movement. His invitation to meet by the sea holds out another chance at closeness before the next morning sends him back onto the road.

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3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

The Lost and Lonely Ones

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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THE LOST AND LONELY ONES

I never thought I'd walk among
The Lost and Lonely Ones
The Ones you see along the way
Who don't have anyone
I guess I'll have to get away
No matter what I do
Cuz Everything around me
Reminds me of you

I play Country Music
On the Other Side of Town
And all the Bars and Restaurants
A walkin' Wall of Sound
I still hear you calling me
Your Voice is all around
Our Love was a Lullaby
Before we say Goodbye

Come and meet me in the Morning
I'll be down on the Sand
A whole new Day is Dawning
And I hope you understand
I asked you to come here
To ask you for your Hand
Before the Rising Sun, here
Just an ol' One-Man Travelin' Band
I've been on the Water
And all across the Land
Another Day under the Sun
With the Lost and Lonely Ones

Another Night in the Shadows
Where No One ever goes
Crossin' through The Meadows
Where the Wild Mustard grows
Searching for an Answer
In a World of I Don't Know
Another Night on the Run
With The Lost And Lonely Ones

Come down when the Night falls
Cuz I had to get away
Tomorrow when the Rooster crows
I will be on my way
But you and I can spend the night
With Nothin' in our way
Leave the lost and lonely ones
Gonna let the Music play ~

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