We're All Alone Lyrics

Lyric discussion by turtle68 

Cover art for We're All Alone lyrics by Boz Scaggs

I think this is about a couple that has been together for years and one is dying..he is saying its ok to go, that he will always be with her and she with him.

Outside the rain begins And it may never end (she is taking her last breath and he can see no end to his sadness)

So cry no more, on the shore a dream Will take us out to sea Forevermore, forevermore (She need not cry or feel any pain because they will ride the sea together, forever)

Close your eyes Amy And you can be with me 'Neath the waves, through the caves of hours Long forgotten now We're all alone, we're all alone

(its ok to go Amy...remember our life together, it may be hard to remember but its ok to go as we are together...always)

Close the window, calm the light And it will be all right No need to bother now Let it out, let it all begin Learn how to pretend

From her deathbed...the window is closed and the lights turned low, dont worry about trivial stuff, release all those negative feelings and letting go of all your earthly worries. Put on a face for those who you leave.

Once a story's told It can't help but grow old Roses do, lovers too, so cast Your seasons to the wind And hold me dear, oh, hold me dear (Our story is as old as time but I need to hold you and remember your touch)

Close the window, calm the light And it will be all right No need to bother now Let it out, let it all begin All's forgotten now

Its just about our love and being here together

We're all alone, all alone

Close the window, calm the light And it will be all right No need to bother now Let it out, let it all begin Owe it to the wind, my love, hold me dear

All's forgotten now, my love We're all alone

@turtle68 I agree absolutely in that it's a song about the cusp of the end of life.

I feel it's a song about a dying woman and her love who predeceased her, coming to take her to be with him where they were happiest forever.

"Cast your seasons to the wind" is a classic metaphor for death. When you're on the verge of death, nothing matters anymore, does it?