About The Song
“Tired of Being Alone” is a soul song by Al Green, released in 1971. Originally written in late 1968 for the 1969 album “Green Is Blues” but faced production issues. It was perfected and released on the 1971 album “Al Green Gets Next to You”. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Soul Singles Chart in 1971, with Billboard ranking it as the 12th song for the year. According to Rolling Stone, Green wrote the song in just 30 minutes in 1968, capturing a moment of heartbreak and vulnerability.
The song “Tired of Being Alone” by Al Green expresses profound feelings of loneliness and a strong desire for companionship. The lyrics depict a yearning for companionship, with lines like “I’m so tired of being alone, I’m so tired of on my own” conveying the emotional depth of the song. “Tired of Being Alone” remains a classic soul ballad, admired for its poignant lyrics and Green’s soulful delivery, earning a place among the greatest songs of all time.
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Lyrics
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of on-my-own
Won’t you help me girl
Just as soon as you can?
People say that I’ve found a way
To make you say that you love me
Hey baby, you didn’t go for that
It’s a natural fact
That I wanna come back
Show me where it’s at, baby
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of on-my-own
Won’t you help me girl
Soon as you can
I guess you know that I, uh, I love you so
Even though you don’t want me no more
Hey hey hey hey, I’m cryin’ tears
All through the years
I’ll tell ya like it is
Honey, love me if you will
Yeah baby
Tired of being alone here by myself, now
I tell ya, I’m tired baby
I’m tired of being all wrapped up late at night
In my dreams, nobody but you, baby
Sometime I wonder
If you love me like you say you do
You see baby, I-I-I been thinkin’ about it, yeah
I been, I been wantin’ to get next to you baby
Ya see, sometimes I hold my arms, I say mmmm hmmm hmmm
Yeah baby
Meeting you has proven to me
To be my greatest dream, yeah
Tired, baby
Yeah, you don’t know what I’m talkin’ about
Sometimes late at night I get to wonderin’ about you baby
Oh baby, baby
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of being alone