Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan

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

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

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

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

In a little while from now If I'm not feeling any less sour I promised myself to treat myself And visit a nearby tower And climbing to the top Will throw myself off In an effort to make it clear to whoever What it's like when you're shattered Left standing in the lurch, at a church Where people saying "My God, that's tough, she stood him up No point in us remaining We may as well go home" As I did on my own Alone again, naturally To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay Looking forward to, but who wouldn't do The role I was about to play But as if to knock me down Reality came around And without so much as a mere touch Cut me into little pieces Leaving me to doubt Talk about God and His mercy For if He really does exist Why did He desert me? In my hour of need? I truly am indeed Alone again, naturally It seems to me that there are more Hearts broken in the world That can't be mended Left unattended What do we do? What do we do? Alone again, naturally Looking back over the years (looking back over the years) And what ever else that appears I remember I cried when my father died Never wishing to hide the tears (hide the tears) And at 65 years old (five years old) My mother, God rest her soul (rest her soul) Couldn't understand why the only man She had ever loved had been taken Leaving her to start with a heart so badly broken Despite encouragement from me No words were ever spoken When she passed away I cried and cried all day Alone again, naturally Alone again, naturally

I've no wish to hurry you luv But have you seen the time? It's quarter to ten and we're supposed to be there at nine I don't think the registrar Will be very pleased When we show up an hour late Like two frozen peas Both now facing for the first time Presently and past Something that begins with M And ends in alas More than not complete disaster Even from the start What could it be...? It's Matrimony I know how you've dreamt about Being walked down the aisle But think of the money we'll save And you'll see it's worthwhile It won't please our mums and dads But they don't even know Besides if they did what's the betting They wouldn't even go You and me are all that matters Disregard the rest Trust your soon to be old man He knows what is best Very shortly now there's going to be An answer from you Then one from me That's matrimony Oh, I'm truly grateful for the little things in life That have made me so glad Every other hour that I spend with you Is not in the least bit sad Quite the opposite in fact And if you don't believe me Here's the proof Ask me if I and I'll say "Aye, I do" You and me are all that matters Disregard the rest Trust your soon to be old man He knows what is best Very shortly now there's going to be An answer from you Then one from me That's matrimony Marriage - the joining together of two people For better or for worse till death them do part Ole!

It's over now you've had your fun Get up them stairs go on quickly Don't run Take off your shoes the both of you's Leave them down outside the door turn the landing light off, No wait, leave it on it might make the night that easier to be gone And in the morning who'll be wide a wake and eating snow flakes as Opposed to those flakes. (We Will) We Will (We Will) We will That afternoon we spend the day with uncle Frank (remember?) and His wife auntie Mae well do you know since then I've recieved Up to four letters all of which repeat the same they say Thrilled to bits can't believe you came we relived it both Over time and time again and if there's Even a chance or even half you might be our way Would you promise to stay (We will) We will (We will) We Will Yeah.yeah.yeah Oh its no easy pretending that you Cannot hear once you've suffered the reflections within It's no use in an ending to proclaim from the start that the Moral of the stories to begin. On Sunday next if the weather holds we'll have that game But I bagsy-being-in-goal not because I'm good Or because I think I should it's just that well at My age I think standing still would really suit me best Do we all agree? Hands up those who do hands up those who don't I see well in that case will we please be kind enough if not On Sunday to go to mass on Monday (We will) We will (We will) We will yeah yeah (We will)