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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Levi Stubbs Jr.
Levi Stubbs Jr.
Lead Vocals
Renaldo Benson
Renaldo Benson
Vocals
Lawrence Payton
Lawrence Payton
Vocals
Abdul Fakir
Abdul Fakir
Vocals
The Andantes
The Andantes
Background Vocals
The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers
Instrumental Ensemble
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
William Stevenson
William Stevenson
Songwriter
Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
William Stevenson
William Stevenson
Producer
Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter
Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Just ask the lonely
[Verse 1]
When you feel that need
Can make it all alone
Remember no one is big enough
To go it alone
[Chorus]
Just ask the lonely
They know the hurt and pain
Of losin' a love you can never regain
Just ask the lonely
Just ask the lonely
[Verse 2]
The young and foolish laugh at love
So they run away
Confident and sure that fate
Will bring another love their way
[Chorus]
But ask the lonely
How vainly a heart can yearn
For losin' a love that will never return
[Chorus]
Just ask the lonely
Just ask the lonely
They'll tell you
[Bridge]
They'll tell you a story of sadness
A story too hard to believe
They'll tell you the loneliest one is me
[Outro]
Just ask the lonely
Just ask the lonely
Ask me
I'm the loneliest one, you'll see (Ask the lonely)
Written by: Ivory Joe Hunter, William Stevenson

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