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Never Leave Lonely Alone Lyrics
Like an old man
Sitting alone at a lunch counter
Like a small town girl
A big city devours
Some of us laugh
Even in our darkest hour
Never leave lonely alone
Unspoken rules of solitude
Wound without a trace
A lifetime of dreams roll down your face
All that we can't say
Is all we need to hear
When you close your eyes
Does the world disappear
There's something in everyone
Only they know
Never leave lonely alone
It moves in the hidden ways
Of joy and sorrow
Never leave lonely alone
Sitting alone at a lunch counter
Like a small town girl
A big city devours
Some of us laugh
Even in our darkest hour
Wound without a trace
A lifetime of dreams roll down your face
All that we can't say
Is all we need to hear
When you close your eyes
Does the world disappear
Only they know
Never leave lonely alone
It moves in the hidden ways
Of joy and sorrow
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I am sure other comments will follow in time because, truly, this is an incredible song. Obviously it speaks about the pain and hurt that people experience--the lonliness that envelopes them. But the way it does it. Just so raw and exposed. You feel what he's talking about when he sings: "a lifetime of dreams roll down your face." And you understand what he means when he says "all that we can't say is all we need to hear." It's such a well-written song because it makes us feel. Such honest songwriting... glad to finally have a new Ben Harper album.
This one caught me off guard. I like how he talks about real people.."like an old man at a lunch counter.." he talks about real people, real situations..never leave lonley alone. All the lonely people. I think he's saying we all have a soul, when we do leave this earth, its not alone. "Something in everyone only they know it moves in the hidden ways of joy and sorrow." Beautiful.
Amazing tune. Loneliness. Defeat.
I want to go talk to that old man at the lunch counter. Wow... sad, yet uplifting... beautiful.
perfect song about loneliness.