within 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 who
ever what it's like when you're shattered
left standing in the lurch by the church
where people saying: "My God, that's tough
she's tored him up" no point in us remaining
you may as well go home cause I did on my own
alone again, naturally
to think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
looking forward to 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 peaces leaving me to doubt
about God and His mercy or if He really does exist
why did He desert me and 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 cant't be mended
left unattended what do we do? What do we do?
alone again, naturally
and looking back over the years
when everyone stands and fears
I remember I cried
when my father died never wishing to dry 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 stop
with the 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................
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이 곡은 비트도 강하면서 묘한 우수가 깃들어 있습니다.
길버트 오설리반의 코맹맹이 소리에 끊기듯 이어지는 비트...
안개 자욱한 밤거리를 걸어가는 것 같기도 하고...
스산하고 을씨년스러운 밤거리에 부는 바람....
휘돌듯 날리는 낙엽....
이런 장면들이 떠오르곤 합니다.
이 곡이 1970년대 초에
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