Alone
Lisa Loeb

I want to be by myself, sometimes I do.
I don't want to be left behind, but sometimes I'm left by you.

I pressed my tongue to the top of my mouth,
'cause my jaw it was tired with the thinking.
I streched my toes to the end of the couch,
'cause my back it was aching from sleeping.

So what is the weather, and what is this darkness,
and why do I feel so alone?

When will it snow, it's been raining for hours,
and why do I feel so alone?

And when I'm left at home, when you're with someone else I'm
all alone.

You do not cheat me of my childhood.
You bring me blankets for the walls of my forts.
There is no anger with the eyebrows raised.
When you do the fantastic I am amazed.

So what is the weather, and what is this darkness,
and why do I feel so alone?
When will it snow, it's been raining for hours,
and why do I feel so alone?

You were leaving some bar, and you're coming downtown,
You're not ripping out stitches, but you want me around.
Just to call you my love, just to call you my love.

You are the treasured custodian cleaning the moon for me
scouring the sky so the stars would shine bright.
You stand straight-faced and tiptoed on top of a ladder,
and I wait.

And when I'm left at home, I'm all alone,
but I'd rather be alone with you.

So what is the weather, and what is this darkness,
and why do I feel so alone?
When will it snow, it's been raining for hours,
and why do I feel so alone?

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