Lonely People

Lonely people in a crowd, lonely people all around People chatting everywhere, sounds of laughter fill the air Laughter loud throughout the room, loud pulsating empty sound Inconsequential chatter, idle gossip all can share Lonely people in a crowd, lonely people all around Laughter ringing in the air, laughter hiding their despair Chatter, chatter everywhere, the intellectuals and the snobs Doctors, lawyers, accountants, sad drunks and gay movie stars Young girls flirting, men staring, overweight people eating like slobs Part time hookers , some divorcees and the men with large cars And yet together their patter it means nothing at all Their laughter so empty as it drifts down the hall Desperate lonely people, wandering in and out of bars Unhappy people grabbing at air, their lives filled with lies People who won’t comprehend money won’t buy you the stars People with no real meaning to their dull and hollow lives People without knowing, giving out sad empty vibes Lonely people in a crowd, soundless sobs and soundless cries Chatter, chatter everywhere, as shrill laughter fills the air I don’t want to be part of that empty shallow sound Laughter ringing in the air, laughter hiding their despair I want to be needed with caring people around I don’t want to hear my empty laughter in the hall I can’t bear to think that life has no meaning at all.