In a little while from now,
In a little while from now,
In a little while from now,
If I'm not feeling any less sour,
If I\'m not feeling any less sour,
If I\'m not feeling any less sour,
I promise myself to treat myself
I promise myself to treat myself
I promise myself to treat myself
and visit a nearby tower,
and visit a nearby tower,
and visit a nearby tower,
And climbing to the top
And climbing to the top
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
Will throw myself off
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
In an effort to
In an effort to
Make it clear to who-
Make it clear to who-
Make it clear to who-
Ever what it's like when you're shattered,
Ever what it\'s like when you\'re shattered,
Ever what it\'s like when you\'re shattered,
Left standing in the lurch
Left standing in the lurch
Left standing in the lurch
At a church
At a church
At a church
Where people, saying "My God,
Where people, saying "My God,
Where people, saying "My God,
that's tough, She's stood him up.
that\'s tough, She\'s stood him up.
that\'s tough, She\'s stood him up.
No point in us remaining,
No point in us remaining,
No point in us remaining,
we may as well go home."
we may as well go home."
we may as well go home."
As I did on my own,
As I did on my own,
As I did on my own,
Alone again, Naturally.
Alone again, Naturally.
Alone again, Naturally.
To think that only yesterday,
To think that only yesterday,
To think that only yesterday,
I was cheerful bright and gay,
I was cheerful bright and gay,
I was cheerful bright and gay,
Looking forward to,
Looking forward to,
Looking forward to,
well who wouldn't do
well who wouldn\'t do
well who wouldn\'t do
the role I was about to play
the role I was about to play
the role I was about to play
But as if to knock my down,
But as if to knock my down,
But as if to knock my down,
Reality came around
Reality came around
Reality came around
And without so much,
And without so much,
And without so much,
As a mere touch
As a mere touch
As a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces,
Cut me into little pieces,
Cut me into little pieces,
Leaving me to doubt
Leaving me to doubt
Leaving me to doubt
Talk about
Talk about
Talk about
God in his mercy, who if
God in his mercy, who if
God in his mercy, who if
He really does exist
He really does exist
He really does exist
Why did he desert me
Why did he desert me
Why did he desert me
in my hour of need
in my hour of need
in my hour of need
I truly am indeed
I truly am indeed
I truly am indeed
Alone again, Naturally.
Alone again, Naturally.
Alone again, Naturally.
It seems to me that there are
It seems to me that there are
It seems to me that there are
more hearts broken in the world
more hearts broken in the world
more hearts broken in the world
That can't be mended
That can\'t be mended
That can\'t be mended
Left unattended
Left unattended
Left unattended
What do we do?
What do we do?
What do we do?
What do we do?
What do we do?
What do we do?
Alone again, Naturally.
Alone again, Naturally.
Alone again, Naturally.
Now looking back over the years,
Now looking back over the years,
Now looking back over the years,
And whatever else that appears
And whatever else that appears
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried,
I remember I cried,
I remember I cried,
when my father died,
when my father died,
when my father died,
never wishing to hide the tears
never wishing to hide the tears
never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old,
And at sixty-five years old,
And at sixty-five years old,
My mother, God rest her soul,
My mother, God rest her soul,
My mother, God rest her soul,
Couldn't understand
Couldn\'t understand
Couldn\'t understand
why The only man
why The only man
why The only man
She had ever loved had been taken
She had ever loved had been taken
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start
Leaving her to start
Leaving her to start
With a heart
With a heart
With a heart
So badly broken,
So badly broken,
So badly broken,
Despite encouragement from me
Despite encouragement from me
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
No words were ever spoken
No words were ever spoken
and when she passed away
and when she passed away
and when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
I cried and cried all day
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, Naturally
Alone again, Naturally
Alone again, Naturally
Alone again, Naturally
Alone again, Naturally
Alone again, Naturally