Loveless Ways

I wrote this song back in high school. I updated the MIDI and changed up the instrumentation before re-rendering. Some parts of the original were removed, too.

It's about a dude sitting in a ballroom with no one to dance with. He is lonely n' stuff. He talks about he'll never find love. Then there is a part where the song gets all "jingly". After the jingly part of the song, the next verse is all upbeat because he catches a girls eye and starts to dance.

The original recording is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4kqOKfH820&list=PLRUDqu5-AjScgT4FMJTQSGLiJ-aW920pA&index=11

A karaoke of this song is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8e35XvSFdA&list=PLRUDqu5-AjScXEVkzjuFo6zpP4SB7ScgT&index=4

[Verse 1]
Here I am again in a cold dark room.
My heart's about to bend to the corner of gloom.
Why am I alone? What about me?
My heart's not stone. I have feelings and dreams.
What will I do with the rest of my days?
Will I live my life in loveless ways?

[Chorus]
Loveless ways, come for me.
Loveless ways, can't you see?
I don't need my heart. It only causes me grief.
Come steal my soul away, please, you heartless thief.

[Verse 2]
Here I am again crying and cold.
My heart's been pulled, gagged, and stole.
I look across the room and all I see,
is a lot of smiling faces, but I sure don't see me.
Sometimes I feel like I've become old.
Maybe I don't shine anymore.
They've put me on hold.

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Here I am again sitting the bench.
A girl passes me by. I take a glimpse.
She walks across the room, and then sits down.
On the face in front of me is my copied frown.
If she just looked at me, she'd feel so much better.
When she's compared to me she still has it together.

[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
Here I am again, that same dark room,
but in this same corner, is a rose in bloom.
She chokes up a smile as she notices me.
Her eyes have a glimmer that I've never seen.
There's something there within that beautiful smile.
Maybe there's still something worth my while.

[Last Chorus]
Loveless ways, pass by me.
Loveless ways, can't you see?
I can't lose my heart. God allows better days.
And I can't get away from her lovely gaze.