I've been close to love, but never fallen in it I've said the words before, but never really mean it I've never been this far, it's never really felt like You were laying in my arms, if this ain't it I quit If it ain't you, if it can't be you then baby I choose Lonely, you're the one and only If it ain't us, then I guess making love just wasn't meant for me Cause you're all I need I've never been so sure, being so damn sure of something If what you've got ain't what I get, then I don't want love If it ain't you, if it can't be you then baby I choose Lonely, yeah I'd rather be lonely I never knew what I was missing till I found you Until my t-shirt and my whole world were wrapped around you Well I can't imagine this with anybody else Yeah I'd rather ride off in that sunset by myself If it ain't you, if it can't be you then baby I choose Lonely, you're the one and only If it ain't us, then I guess making love just wasn't meant for me Cause you're all I need I've never been so sure, being so damn sure of something If what you've got ain't what I get, then I don't want love If it ain't you, if it can't be you then baby I choose Lonely, yeah I'd rather be lonely Ooh I'd rather be lonely If it ain't you, if it ain't you baby I choose If it ain't you, if it ain't you I don't want nobody, nobody Ooh if it ain't you, if it can't be you then baby I choose Lonely, you're the one and only If it ain't us, then I guess making love just wasn't meant for me Cause you're all I need I've never been so sure, being so damn sure of something If what you've got ain't what I get, then I don't want love If it ain't you, if it can't be you then baby I choose Lonely, yeah I'd rather be lonely I'd rather be lonely Yeah I'd rather be lonely I'd rather be lonely *