I've Been Alone

I've been alone
 For a long time
 For some daylight
 And some night time
 You know
 How the time flies
 And it goes by
 And you realize
 You are alone
 With your ghost friends
 When the days end
 They say amen
 And they go home
 To their small towns
 Somewhere way out
 Yeah there's no doubt
 They are alone
 I've been alone
 Among people
 Under steeples
 Some cathedrals
 And they've been alone
 Right beside me
 But they deepened me
 And they widened me
 And truth be told
 I was just fine
 In the springtime
 With the long drive
 And the future
 Like a vision
 I could walk in
 If I listened
 Why can't we
 Why can't we get to each other
 Why can't we
 Why can't we just be together
 You know
 I've been alone
 And the weekends
 Are a weakness
 Like my split ends
 Are too damn close
 To my own head
 And my loose threads
 Turn maroon red
 Can I get alone
 On an island
 By the highway
 And the highlands
 Can I go home
 In a sunset
 With my head high
 And some pride left
 To wake up slow
 Why can't we
 Why can't we get to each other
 Why can't we
 Will it be this way forever
 You know
 Cause me, man, I've been alone
 In my old room
 Turning see-through
 With a nice view
 And every little nerve exposed
 Like a child
 Or a Clydesdale
 Running wild
 First time it broke the rope
 And jumped the fence
 And ran the road
 And made it's own
 Sense