The Lonely Life

What if I did not love you? Where would that leave me Would I wander through the avenues Under appall of misery Would I be face down in the gutter With cheap whiskey on my breath The lonely life of a writer Whose words could not pay his debts Singin' please don't, please don't pass me by I am alive, oh can't you see? That I've been blinded completely Please don't, please don't pass me by I am alive, oh can't you see? That I am pleading for your mercy What if we became strangers? Would you notice my face in a crowd? And you could you hear the sorrow in my voice? Helplessly crying your name out loud Would I be searching for a savior? Burned and burning with regret The lonely life of a writer Only if one last desperate request Singin' please don't, please don't pass me by I am alive, oh can't you see? That I've been blinded completely Please don't, please don't pass me by I am alive, oh can't you see? That I am pleading for your mercy I've been on the lamb Being hunted, somethin' fierce They say time and time, it wait's for no man But I was just hopin' These storm filled skies would clear Please don't, please don't pass me by Please don't, please don't pass me by Please don't, please don't pass me by I am alive, oh can't you see? That I am pleading for your mercy