[Verse]
I've been so many places in my life and time
I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme
I've acted out my life in stages
With ten thousand people watching
But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you
I know your image of me is what I hope to be
I've treated you unkindly but can't you see
There's no one more important to me
So darling, won't you please see through me?
Because we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you
You taught me precious secrets of the truth with holding nothing
You came out in front, well baby I was high then
But now I'm so much better with my words coming together
Listen to the melody because my love is in there hiding
I love you in a place where there's no space or time
I love you for my life
Because you the boy next door and a friend of mine
And when my life is over
Remember, remember, remember, remember, remember
Being together
And I was singing this song for you
[Outro]
We were alone and
And I was singing this song
Singing this song
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We were all alone
We belong
And I was singing my song for you, you, you
We were alone and I was singing our song for you
[Spoken Outro]
You know what? Donny Hathaway, you know what
I see Donny Hathaway is like, um, my Carleen Anderson
Like on Marvin Gaye, like, great, but
Donny Hathaway, like...he couldn't contain himself
He had something in him, you know?
