PERMANENTLY LONELY
(Willie Nelson)


Timi Yuro - 1963
Giancarlo Guardabassi - 1965 
(Italian title "Un Uomo Tanto Solo" / Italian lyrics: Franco Migliacci))
Billie Joe Spears - 1974
Willie Nelson - 1982
Phosphorescent - 2009
The Little Willies - 2012





Don't be concerned, it's time I learned
That those who play with fire get burned
But I'll be alright in a little while
And, and you'll be permanently lonely

Don't be too quick to pity me
Don't salve my heart with sympathy
'Cause I'll be alright in a little while
And you'll be permanently lonely

The world looks on with wonder and pity at your kind
'Cause it knows that the future
Is not very pretty for your kind
Your kind will always be runnin' 
And wonderin' what's happened to hearts 
That you've broken and left all alone
But we'll, we'll be alright in a little while, yes we will
And you'll be permanently lonely






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2015)