Alone Lyrics

FEMALE
Remember that night when I met you
When you both hung out here in the bar
I said to my friend there �I bet you,
Those two, they won�t make it too far.�
He could have discussed any topic
He could have chosen baseball, football, croquet
So why�d he have to choose her?
What a lame, pathetic loser
You don�t need him anyway

Alone
You are better off
Trust me, it�s true
You don�t need him there
To always care
About every little thing that you do
Alone
Means that your life plans
Aren�t always set in stone
Trust me
You�re better off alone

Right?

MARCIE
Yeah� Sure�

MALE
Hey-ey! You ready to go?

FEMALE
Oh! This is my friend, uh�

MARCIE
Marcie.

FEMALE
Marcie. She�s re-discovering single-hood.

MALE
Welcome back.
(laughs)

Maybe one night you were thinking
I�ll stay-in and give Nietzsche a stab
Then again I could just go out drinking
�Til I puke in the back of a cab

MARCIE
He would say, �Marcie that�s stupid,
You are better than that��

MALE
But, hey
Now his opinion doesn�t matter
Go ahead and do the ladder
You don�t need him anyway

FEMALE AND MALE
Alone
You do what you want
Never what he wants instead

MARCIE
Not up each night
In a stupid fight
When the two of us should both be in bed

FEMALE AND MALE
Alone
Means you never swoon
At the smell of his cologne

MARCIE
�Cause that�s just stupid

FEMALE AND MALE
You�re better off alone

FEMALE
Right?

MARCIE
Yeah, stupid Old Spice!

FEMALE
All right. We�re gonna get going, good luck.

MARCIE
Oh� thanks for the advice!

FEMALE
Yeah.

MALE
Hey, what? We work in a bar.
We�re basically therapists who encourage you to drink. Good night!

MARCIE
One day I might land a meeting
With a man who takes photos in France
I don�t need someone begging and pleading
�Honey stay and give our love a chance.�
I�ll go wherever I want to
I won�t stay where I don�t wanna stay
I�ll leave tomorrow or whenever
And I might just stay forever
I don�t need him anyway

Alone
Means I�ll never be
So I can find romance
I can act on a whim
Not have check with him
Like six or seven months in advance
Alone
Means you�re never hurt
That is what this night has shone
I think it�s clear to see
I�m better off alone

I need him anyway
More than any man I�ve ever known
Feeling hurt with him is better
Than feeling free alone