There's so many people that want to be loved But you won't lay your finger on another one There's a conversation that I'd like to discuss But you don't wanna open your goddamn mouth I've been workin' things out, I've been slavin' away I've been sayin' things like "I kept my temper at bay" And savin' up for Someone that really wants to be loved But you're the only pair of hands that I'm thinkin' of There's so many people that want to be loved See them walkin' 'round in odd socks Lookin 'bout as lonely as astronauts I see them in the graveyards walkin' their dogs See them in the nightclubs barkin' up the walls Head in their hands in the bathroom stalls Standin' like lamposts waitin' for their train to See them even when I think I'll never see them again There's so many people and it drives me insane There's so many people that just want to be loved There's so many people that just want to be loved There's so many people that just want to be loved I've been workin' things out, I've been takin' my time I've been sayin' things like "yeah, I know you're not mine" There's so many people that just want to be loved But you're the only pair of hands I can think of (that I'm thinkin' of) There's so many people that want to be loved See them walkin' 'round in odd socks Lookin 'bout as lonely as astronauts I see them in the graveyards walkin' their dogs I see them in the nightclubs barkin' up the walls Head in their hands in the bathroom stalls Standin' like lamposts waitin' for their train to See them even when I think I'll never see them again There's so many people and it drives me insane There's so many people that just want to be loved There's so many people that just want to be loved There's so many people that just want to be