He's the mayor of Lonely Town, population one

Population one

Staring a hole in the ground, staring at the sun (oh, woh)

And I'm starting to feel like he might be real

Like he's something I might become

Running for mayor of Lonely Town, population: one

See the mayor of Lonely Town standing in the square

At the county fair

Shouting his message out, but there's no one there

Oh, there

And the silence surrounds but he's lost in the sound

Of their army of fifes and drums

Marching for mayor of Lonely Town, population one

If you want to go to Lonely Town

Just pay the fare

Unless you're with me, then you'll get in for free, 'cause, baby

I know the mayor

No one seems to want to be near

They all run away

But deep inside, a song you can hear

Calling out your name

Well the mayor of Lonely Town, tucking into bed (oh)

What's inside his head

Visions of sugarplums and loneliness, oh, yes

Now we've all got to be what we want to be

But that doesn't seem quite so fun

To be the mayor of Lonely Town, population

Staring a hole in the ground, population

Mayor of Lonely Town, population one