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3 Only the Lonely

“I have become lonely like a bird on a housetop” (Psalm 102:7).

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ock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison, who ranked #13 on the list of Rolling Stone magazine s “100 Great- est Singers of All Time,” burst on the scene with his hit, “Only the Lonely,” which he wrote along with Joe Melson. Rising to #2 on Billboard Magazine’s top pop hits in July of 1960, this tune opens with: Only the lonely Know the way I feel Only the lonely Know this feeling ain’t right. 11 Roy was right.That feeling ain’t right. But it sure is common. Whether it be the loss of a girlfriend, or 100 other reasons, loneli- ness is rampant.Why else would a website like RentAFriend.com exist?Whether you need a companion for a movie, desire to learn a new hobby, or just need someone to talk to, all you have to do is log on and get started. For $10.00 an hour, perhaps even less, a strictly platonic relationship can be arranged through RentAFriend (which is

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