"Alone Again (Naturally)"

This song struck a chord with me. Somehow both the lyrics and the melody was so hard to resist. Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)" is one of the best songs to listen to on a lazy afternoon because it makes you want to sing along and sympathize with the lyrics itself. When I searched for the lyrics on the net I came to a site which said, "What a sad song. Although we don't recommend it, it is the perfect song to listen to before jumping off a cliff or waiting for the train to reach the end of the track that you're sitting on." Don't get me wrong, I'm not feeling depressed or anything. I just love the way it is composed...

Alone Again (Naturally)

Written & Performed by: Gilbert O'Sullivan

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,
would throw myself off.
In an effort to, make clear to whoever,
what it's like when you're shattered.
Left standing in the lurch,
at a church with people saying,
"My God, that's tough, she stood him up.
No point in us remaining."
I 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, and 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, all about God in His mercy.
Oh, 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 can't be mended,
left unattended.
What do we do?
What do we do?

Now looking back over the years,
and whatever else that appears,
I remember I cried when my father died,
never wishing to hide the tears.
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.

It's amazing how much heartache we have in the world today. There is little or even no peace around. Our lives today seem so complicated than before. We need to simplify them. Clear the weeds. Discard the old. What do we do? What do we do?