I can't even cry without you now
And I'm lost with no escaping home
The emptiness surprises me
The emptiness surprises me

I'd sure like to have a thousand women
And treat each one to love and tender kindness
The emptiness surprises me
The emptiness surprises me

To waste a life in search of vain contentment
Has lost the bulk of its early appeal
The emptiness surprises me
The emptiness surprises me

The emptiness surprises me
The emptiness…