ONE OF US
(Bjorn K Ulvaeus / Benny Sigvard Andersson)

Abba
recorded 1977


They passed me by, all of those great romances;
You were, I felt, robbing me of my rightful chances!
My picture clear, everything seemed so easy,
And so I dealt you the blow,
One of us had to go!
Now it's different I want you to know!

One of us is cryin',
One of us is lyin'
In a lonely bed, staring at the ceilin',
Wishin' she was somewhere else instead!
One of us is lonely,
One of is only
Waiting for a call,
Sorry for herself, feelin' stupid, feelin' small,
Wishing she had never left at all!

I saw myself as a concealed attraction,
I felt you kept me away from the heat and the action.
Just like a child, stubborn and misconceivin',
That's how I started to show
One of us had to go!
Now I'm changed and I want you to know!

One of us is cryin',
One of us is lyin'
In a lonely bed, staring at the ceilin',
Wishing she was somewhere else instead!
One of us is lonely,
One of is only
Waiting for a call,
Sorry for herself, feelin' stupid, feelin' small,
Wishing she had never left at all,
Never left at all!
Staring at the ceilin',
Wishing she was somewhere else instead!
One of us is lonely,
One of is only
Waiting for a call,
Sorry for herself, feelin' stupid...




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2019)