[Verse 1]
Gently my eyelids close
I'd rather be good than clever
I'd rather have all facts wrong
Than no reply whatever
I learned before I could speak
With those "being patient eyes"
When God created my kind
But he forgot to tell me why
So gently my eyelids close..

[Chorus]
All alone, all alone at home I sit
I'm (I-I'm) very tired of it (All alone)
Burn the midnight oil or pour it on my salad (I-I-I)
I lost the thread I thought I had

[Verse 2]
Led by hearts and ears
Memory lagging behind
No shame being a fool
I got many things on my mind
Pick up the phone on first ring
I never get out anymore
There's nowhere to go, but back
And there's quicksand outside my door
So gently my eyelids close
[Chorus]
All alone, all alone at home I sit
I'm (I-I'm) very tired of it (All alone)
Burn the midnight oil or pour it on my salad (I-I-I)
I lost the thread I thought I had

[Bridge 1]
I lost it - I lost it, yeah

[Interlude]
[?] mio, muchacha, señorita, woo

[Bridge 2]
Is that a shadow - or a hole in the floor?
And what's that noise outside my door??
Home alone, on my own. and all alone...

[Chorus]
All alone, all alone at home I sit
I'm (I-I'm) very tired of it (All alone)
Burn the midnight oil or pour it on my salad (I-I-I)
I lost the thread I thought I had
I lost the thread
All alone, all alone at home I sit
I'm (I-I'm) very tired of it (All alone)
Burn the midnight oil or pour it on my salad (I-I-I)
I lost the thread I thought I had
[Outro]
I lost the thread I thought I had
Yeah