[Verse 1]
I've been a desperate man
I've been sheltered by a lonely dream
There's a stranger here
Looking back above the bathroom sink
Every night I throw you out
Leave you stranded on the boulevard
You know that I use you up
I used you like I used them all

[Chorus]
Well, the band's singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
You're all gone
Yeah, you're all gone

[Verse 2]
If I could have a simple love
How would it feel and what would it mean?
I'd only trade you away
For Mary Magdalene
Oh, it wouldn't make me a saint
It wouldn't make me the king
And I wouldn't have to wait
Wait around for the real thing
[Chorus]
Well, the band's singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
You're all gone
Yeah, you're all gone

[Chorus]
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
You're all gone
Oh yeah, yeah hey
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah