Alone But Not Lonely Lyrics - Carpenter Mary-chapin

I haven't a reason, a clue or a sign 

I haven't the slightest idea 

Of the shape of your heart or the state of your mind 

Do you ever let anyone near 

Do you ever reach out with arms open wide 

Do you ever jump in closing your eyes 

Or are you one of the fortunate kind 

Alone but not lonely 

Everyday on the street I study their faces 

The ones who rush on through the crowd 

Towards their own quiet worlds, their separate places 

Somewhere I'm never allowed 

'Cause I've always been one to say what I need 

And than the next thing it's done and I'm watching 'em leave 

And I'm thinking, I wish I could be 

Alone but not lonely 

So which one are you tonight 

Do you change with the morning light 

Do you say more than what sounds right 

Do you say what you mean? 

There are moments in time that are meant to be held 

Like fragile, breakable things 

There are others that pass us, you can't even tell 

Such is their grace and their speed 

And this one is gone in the blink of an eye 

You can ask me the truth but tonight I will lie 

Unflinching I'll tell you that I'm alone but not lonely