The Scoffs - The Lonely Ones Lyrics

She goes to parties on her own
Sits in the corner all alone
People she knew back in the day
Now turn to face the other way
She'll force a smile for a simple nod once in a while
Laughing along acting amused
Her secondhand-me-down betrays the latest styles
Her knockoff purse and worn-out shoes
She says she's okay
Wiping the tears away
This bourgeois life was never meant for prototypes
The lonely ones
The lonely ones
People in packs can be so cool
One icy shoulder met by two
Reflections in each other's eyes
Dancing upon each other's lies
She'll swim with sharks that cover up their own bite marks
She'll have her own when they get through
Already scarred from life spent fighting much too hard
I'm sure she'll leave a mark or two
She says she's okay
Wiping the tears away
This bourgeois life was never meant for prototypes
The lonely ones
The lonely ones
They don't even have a clue
The strength it took to overcome what she's been through
Somebody else might fall apart
Under the weight of what she carries in her heart
Forget the social status quo
She's making life up as she goes
People she knew back in the day
Now wish she'd only look their way
They'll come to learn she's living life on her own terms
And envy all that she's become
When they realize the void in their own lives
They'll know they too are lonely ones
She says she's okay
She'll do things her own way
Sometimes this life can end up turning out alright
For lonely ones
For lonely ones