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Lonesome Tonight

New Order

1984
154
Live performances
1
Recording
32
Release appearances
1
Covered by

Credits

Words and music by Stephen Morris, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner and Gillian Gilbert. (C) 1984 Be Music / Warner Chappell Music Ltd. London W1Y 3FA

Lyrics

I walk along the street
I look into your eyes
How pleasant when we meet
I'm there when you go home
How many times before
Could you tell I didn't care?
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I walk along the street
I look into your eyes
How pleasant when we meet
I'm there when you go home
How many times before
Could you tell I didn't care?
When you turned your back on me
I knew it lead nowhere
You believe in youth
The history of all truth
A heart that's left at home
Becomes a heart of stone

You believe in truth
The lies we told of youth
A cause we call our own
Beside an empty throne
How many times before
Could you tell I didn't care?
When you reached out in your sleep
And you knew I wasn't there
My eyes are made of stone
Just like your sordid home
How many times before
Did you leave my soul alone?

Versions & Mixes

Recordings, remixes and alternate mixes of this composition.

  • 7" Edit 3:52
  • Original Version 5:11
  • Original Version 4:43

Release Appearances

32 known appearances

Thieves Like Us

Thieves Like Us

1984
Retro

Retro

2002

Live History

154
Total performances
First known performance
24 Jun 1983
Echo Beach, San Francisco
Last known performance
29 Mar 2026
Kino Šiška, Ljubljana

Recent performances

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Covered By (1)

kREMLIN

Sources

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