Alone
by Madeleine Froncek
I don’t want to move you any which way
The kettle didn’t call and the kids didn’t stay
The house fell down and the ants moved in
Someone pulled a plug that sank this ship
I don’t want to be the one you call
In the middle of the night, living in your car
Mad at your stomach and mad at me
Scared out of living but afraid to be
Home, alone, in the house at night
I’ll leave on all the lights
Well, I guess I got sad when she left town
But you got mad and pulled a shotgun out
Shooting at the sky, guilty with its stars
Now I’m out with a bucket to catch what falls down
I don’t want to give you any advice
But your fear of falling won’t stop this flight
Mad at yourself for being mad at me
Scared out of living but afraid to be
Home, alone, in the house at night
I’ll leave on all the lights
Time dropped the leaves like it always does
But this far south, the weather won’t come
And you left Texas on your own two feet
Left a letter in the kitchen addressed to me
Saying I left home, alone, I left the house tonight
And it’s not about you, I’m just mad a life
But don’t wake up, you don’t need to leave on the lights
Thanks for trying, but I’ll live my life alone