Alone Lyrics

I am hungry for some company

And I have no idea how long I'll wait

To touch another friend or lover

Ain't nobody knows just how long this will take

I try to focus on the positive

Still I wonder just how long I will live

Alone

Alone

Alone

Alone

I go out walking, rain is dropping

On my head it almost feels like a caress

I call up Linda in West Virginia

She is tucking Joe and Laila into bed

I try to catch her in the hour she's got

We make love across the lines, pretend we're not

Alone

Alone

Alone

Every couple of days

I take a drive around the neighborhood

There are people who wave

I say hello, oh yes I try to be good

But this skin longs for touch

I never knew how much until I lost it

I am tired of the bullshit

That these politicians think we wanna hear

They blame another and run for cover

While we're trying just to live out all our years

Now I worry every time that I cough

If I get sick I will not be better off

Alone

Alone

Alone

Alone