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Artist: Elvis Costello
Canonical path: /elvis-costello/goodbye-cruel-world
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Goodbye Cruel World
Read Goodbye Cruel World lyrics by Elvis Costello on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Goodbye Cruel World
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Why must I be so lonely?
When so many people pass me by
I've been waiting for oh so long now
And yet I'm unable to answer why
I can't be made to give up now
Can you find room for me
in your heart somehow?
I wanna be loved
I just wanna be loved
I guess I'm a victim of loneliness
But why should this be my destiny?
A foolish man for a lot of my life
Shouldn't there be someone
Someone for me?
I hope and I pray some happy day
That I'll be around to hear you say
I wanna be loved
I just wanna be loved
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