Alone Again-Maria Friedman

[ti:Alone Again] [ar:Maria Friedman] [al:Maria Friedman Celebrates the Great British Songbook] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Alone Again - Maria Friedman [00:12.79]In a little while from now [00:15.18] [00:15.85]If i'm not feeling any less sour [00:18.35] [00:19.09]I promise myself [00:20.36]To treat myself [00:22.08]And visit a nearby tower [00:24.46] [00:25.34]And climbing to the top [00:27.45] [00:28.21]Will throw myself right off [00:30.78] [00:31.43]In an effort to [00:32.89]Make it clear to whoever [00:34.82]What it's like when you're shattered [00:37.69]Left standing in the lurch [00:39.96] [00:40.68]At a church [00:41.64]Where people saying [00:43.53] [00:44.08]My god it's tough [00:45.67]She's stood him up [00:47.12]No point in us remaining [00:50.13] [00:50.73]We might as well go home [00:52.87] [00:53.63]As i did on my own [00:56.30] [00:56.83]Alone again [00:58.01] [00:59.69]Naturally [01:01.27] [01:03.27]To think that only yesterday [01:05.33] [01:06.18]I was cheerful bright and gay [01:08.52] [01:09.34]Looking forward to [01:10.86]Who wouldn't do [01:12.62]The role i was about to play [01:14.81] [01:15.64]As if to knock me down [01:18.13] [01:18.95]Reality came around [01:21.14] [01:22.07]And without so much [01:23.75]As a mere touch [01:25.34]Cut me into little pieces [01:27.93] [01:28.89]Leaving me to doubt [01:31.22]Talk about [01:32.18]God in his mercy [01:35.09]Who if he really does exist [01:38.17]Why did he desert me [01:41.05] [01:41.70]In my hour of need [01:43.87] [01:44.72]I truly am indeed [01:47.25] [01:47.88]Alone again [01:49.11] [01:50.55]Naturally [01:52.34] [01:54.27]It seems to me that there are more hearts [01:57.65]Broken in the world [01:59.43]That can't be mended [02:01.66] [02:02.72]Left unattended [02:05.27] [02:05.95]What do we do [02:07.75] [02:09.14]What do we do [02:11.44] [02:48.87]Now looking back over the years [02:51.33] [02:52.61]No matter what else that appears [02:54.74] [02:55.70]I remember i cried [02:57.45]When my father died [02:59.03] [02:59.92]Never wishing to hide the tears [03:03.17] [03:04.12]And at sixty five years old [03:06.39] [03:07.54]My mother [03:08.12]God rest her soul [03:09.86] [03:10.68]Couldn't understand [03:11.86] [03:12.41]Why the only man [03:14.06]She had ever loved [03:15.34]Had been taken [03:17.18] [03:18.21]Leaving her to start [03:20.14] [03:21.17]With a heart so badly broken [03:24.49] [03:25.07]Despite encouragement from me [03:28.09] [03:28.71]No words were ever spoken [03:31.65] [03:32.74]When she passed away [03:34.70] [03:36.12]I cried and cried each day [03:39.31] [03:40.27]Alone again [03:41.83] [03:43.30]Naturally [03:45.27] [03:48.02]Alone again [03:50.73] [03:52.44]Naturally