An issue covered by music fairly poorly, since the sound of most songs betrays a lonely feeling, especially since the idea for music for many people, including myself, lies in an empathic response. (which, I may say, leads me to really worry about people who like songs like Barbie Girl or something like that)

Songs where I feel the issue has been covered well are fairly small in number.  Here's some...

Sparklehorse
Maria's Little Elbows

Well I'll bet my Maria's got an elbow full of lonely
Now here's a little prayer so that she might get some sleep
Don't let her face be skinned by the sun today
Don't let it in when it comes knocking at your door

Loneliness
Loneliness
Loneliness
Oh oh

Sometimes you feel you've got the emptiest arms in the whole world
Try to make sense but it always comes out absurd
Sleeping horses keep eating up your flowers
Don't let 'em in when it comes kicking at your door

Loneliness
Loneliness
Loneliness
Oh
Came kicking at my door

She said "I've really come to hate my body
And all the things that it requires in this world"
I bet you're out there getting drunk with all your friends
And it'll get you in the bathroom of a Texaco

Loneliness
Loneliness
Loneliness
Oh
Came kicking at my door

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A song which I assume has something to do with, as well as loneliness (which is rather obvious), the desire for sex, which can be tragic when you're not in love and you feel that the two should go hand in hand.  Or even worse in you are in love...

Some of the best lyrics ever written:
"Sometimes you feel you've got the emptiest arms in the whole world"
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Elliott Smith
Miss Misery

I'll fake it through the day with some help from Johnny Walker Red
Send the poison rain down the drain to put bad thoughts in my head
Two tickets torn in half and a lot of nothing to do
Do you miss me, Miss Misery, like you say you do?

A man in the park read the lines in my hand told me I'm strong
Hardly ever wrong
I said man you mean

You had plans for both of us that involved a trip out of town
To a place I've seen in a magazine that you left lying around
I don't have you with me but I keep a good attitude
Do you miss me, Miss Misery, like you say you do?

I know you'd rather see me gone than to see me the way that I am
But I am in the life anyway

Next door the TV's flashing blue frames on the wall
It's a comedy of errors, you see, it's about taking a fall
To vanish into oblivion is easy to do
And I try to be but you know me
I come back when you want me to
Do you miss me, Miss Misery, like you say you do?