The little girl standing in the rain On the corner of 42nd Street And she's all alone on the bad side of town 'Cause there was a little boy That she loved with all her heart But he's far away with another girl Now she's searching for a friend Just to hold her when she cries In her lonely nights, lonely nights Where no one seems to care In her lonely nights, lonely nights You better beware But baby you try and you try But it seems that it doesn't work 'Cause love is a game that they play So baby hold on to your heart When they tell you that they care Yeah now that you know that the winner takes What he wants But she's searching for a friend, oh yeah Just to hold her when she cries, she cries In her lonely nights, lonely nights Where no one seems to care In her lonely nights, lonely nights You better beware Somewhere in the night There's a little cry A girl who says I wanna die There's no one who really cares But if there's someone here who understands Just someone here who'll try to lend a hand And bring her home tonight, tonight ♪ She cries in her lonely nights, lonely nights Where no one seems to care In her lonely nights, lonely nights You better beware Lonely nights, lonely nights No one seems to care Lonely nights, lonely nights You better, you better, you better