Had a little love, but I spread it thin Falling in her arms and out again Made a bad name for my game around town Tore up my heart, and shut it down Nothing to do Nowhere to be A simple little kind of free Nothing to do No one but me And that's all I need I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah) 'Cause I don't belong to anyone Nobody belongs to me I see friends around from time to time When their ladies let them slip away And when they ask me how I'm doing with mine This is always what I say Nothing to do Nowhere to be A simple little kind of free Nothing to do No one to be Is it really hard to see Why I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah) 'Cause I don't belong to anyone Nobody belongs to me And this is not to say There never comes a day I'll take my chances and start again And when I look behind On all my younger times I have to thank the wrongs that led me to a love so strong I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah) 'Cause I don't belong to anyone Nobody belongs to me (It's the way, it's the way, it's the way that I want it)