He made me laugh
He made me cry
He smoked his stoggies in bed
But I'm alright
I'm alright
I've been lonely before

I asked the boy for a few kind words
He gave me a novel instead
But I'm alright
I'm alright
I've been lonely before

It's fine, it's okay
It was wrong either way
I just wanted to say
It isn't much fun when you're drinking for one

He got drunk, he fell down
He threw a few of my things around
But I'm alright
I'm alright
I've been lonely before

I'd like to believe that it's easy to leave
But I have to conceive that wherever you are
You're still driving my car

Sticks and stones'll break my bones
But tears don't leave any scars
So I'm alright
I'm all alright
I've been lonely before

Mm, and I'm alright
I'm alright
I'm alright
Yeah

He played solitaire in bed
Used to blow bubbles in bed
He sang Christmas songs in bed

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Writer(s): Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux, Walter Becker