My gate is swinging open,
My fence is broken down,
My window's staring blindly
Greets the callers with a frown.
And I need a place to hide away
When I am feeling blue.
Nothing else will do, babe,
Nothing else will do.
I've got no friends to turn to
When I am feeling low.
I'm lonely sad and empty
Most everywhere I go.
I'd like to leave the world behind
And try and start anew.
Nothing else will do, babe,
Nothing else will do.
All I ever wanted
Was a place to call my own,
A place that's quiet and peaceful
Where I can feel so all alone.
I've been told this place is heaven,
I wonder if it's true.
Nothing else will do, babe,
Nothing else will do.
But it seems the path to heaven
Is always round the bend,
And always in the distance.
There's a road that has no end.
But I will hope to find it
Before my life is through.
Nothing else will do, babe,
Nothing else will do.