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In a dingy upstairs room in the dirty part of town
A little girl stood waving from a window
She was calling to me I was standing down below
And I heard her small voice sayin'

Verse 2
Hey Mister I want you to come up here and talk to me
You ain't got no other place to go
I can't come outside and play 'cause I ain't got no friends
I can't come outside no way 'cause my mom is gone and locked me in
But there is the key outside the door is layin' on the shelf
I want you to come up here and talk to me 'cause I get lonesome by myself

Verse 3
I was feelin' lonesome too and I knew just how she felt
And I knew just what she meant when she said she got lonesome by herself
She kept callin' to me and I thought well since her mama's gone
I'd walk and talk to her a while since we're both alone
We got a talkin' and I asked her why she was there by herself

Verse 4
Well my mommie never used to leave me by myself at night
But mommie says I'm bigger now I'm not but that's alright
I don't go to school 'cause I'm not old enough right yet
But I can go to school next year 'cause next year I'm gonna be six
I used to have a daddy but he left long time ago
I asked my mommie why he left but my mommie says she don't know

Verse 5
I know she loves my daddy
'Cause sometimes when I smile mommie says I look just like him
Then the tears get in my mommie's eyes
My mommie drinks, I know she does 'cause I can smell it on her breath
Mommie never used to drink so I know it's 'cause my daddy's gone
And my mommie she gets lonesome by herself
I sure get lonesome by myself

Verse 6
How she talked about her daddy it reminded me of me
How I walked out of my own little girl and a woman that really loved me
As I was thinkin' of them she said
Have you got a little girl that's about the size of me
Have you got a picture of her I can see

Verse 7
I took a picture of my violin and handed it to her
When she saw the picture I couldn't believe her words
Hey that's my mommie in that picture
And that baby, well, that baby must be me
And you must be my daddy then

Verse 8
Then the tears rolled down my face like they never had before
I just couldn't believe it as I held her in my arms
And I said I'll wait here till your mama comes
And I'll tell her that I still love her and I'm sorry that I'd ever left
And I'd like to stay if she let me 'cause I sure get lonesome all by myself

Outro
Well, you won't be lonesome now 'cause I love you