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Artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan

Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Words and Music by Raymond O'Sullivan

-the # 8 song of the 1970-1979 rock era
-was # 1 for 6 weeks in 1972

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
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 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
Who 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 spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
Alone again, naturally

Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz with help from his buddy Wayne
ronhontz
worldnet.att.net

Comments/Interpretations
by Dean H on 6/21/2008 11:33pm This song recalls my earliest childhood. Memories of my mother's undying devotion to her first born son. Me. At 64 years old, my mother g-d rest her soul... I'll miss her always, and always think of her, and cry, when I hear this song. Thanks, Gilbert.
by Cheri on 9/9/2008 1:41pm Beautiful song from a fellow Irish individual..........a song that speaks with the heart and almost all can relate. I plan to get the best album..........what a beautiful voice.
by arturo chavez on 9/30/2008 3:56pm a song that took about my very own life that still make me cry 30 years after that i hear it for the first time am from mexico so when i was ten y took my inglish spanish diccionary to understand the song......gilbert this is the most beautiful song in my life thanks a lot.
by Caroline Ness on 10/3/2008 11:30pm I remembered sneaking in to my older brother's record collection, and playing this song, crying and singing it at the same time!!! I is sooo beautiful, and thankfully realized only today through the amazing world of internet that it was not your autobiography!!! When my own father passed away, the song came to mind and it makes me cry rivers to this very day!!! So much emotion!!!
by Helen on 2/10/2009 4:09pm This song makes me suicidal
by Meg on 2/28/2009 6:20am I've lost my mother after my 1st husband. They still can't be replaced until today. Though I'm surrounded by people, I'm still alone... and that seems natural. So is the emptiness
by Sandy on 9/1/2009 11:09pm Just about the VERY BEST song in the world........ so loving....
by Alison on 10/28/2009 4:56pm I grew listening to this song and Loved it. It always made me sad but I loved it just the same and no words ever came truer to me until my father died in 2007 and my mother is still mounring the only love she had ever truly love went home to be with God and still doesn't understand why he is gone. I cried like the song says and though my mother is still her, I too keep encouraging her as well, I can identify with this song on levels that I can't even explain. I can't even think about my mother passing, but know this song will continue to be my anthum.
by chris on 11/22/2009 12:16pm thank you for a wonderful song

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