Alone Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I hear the ticking of the clock
I'm lying here, the room's pitch dark
I wonder where you are tonight
No answer on the telephone
And the night goes by so very slow
Oh, I hope that it won't end though
Alone

[Chorus]
'Til now, I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone

How do I get you alone?
How do I get you alone?


[Verse 2]
You don't know how long I have wanted
To touch your lips and hold you tight, oh
You don't know how long I have waited
And I was gonna tell you tonight
But the secret is still my own
And my love for you is still unknown
Alone

[Chorus]
'Til now, I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone?
How do I get you alone?

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
How do I get you alone?
How do I get you alone?

Alone, alone

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Genius Annotation

Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly originally wrote this song for their own act, ​i-Ten and the album Taking a Cold Look which came out in 1983. In 1984, it was performed by John Stamos and Valerie Stevenson in character for their short-lived TV sitcom Dreams. Heart’s version spent three weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the summer of 1987.

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