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I’m stretched out like a canvas ‘neath a blue and endless sky

Staring up through cattle bones as cotton balls roll by

I swear I see a rose up there so beautiful and white

If I so much as blink an eye I could lose her in this light

Out here in this deserted land the future looks so vast

Like every little grain of sand and every blade of grass

I’m alone but not alone

Something inside me is trying to guide me on my long way back home

I’m alone but not alone

Only with these stolen words can I unpack my heart

While you rise from the ashes I feel free in the dark

I swear I feel your humid breath so soft inside my ear

The day they lay my soul to rest I swear I’ll meet you there

Out here on this great expanse the wind cries over my head

At night I hear the natives dance in circles round my bed

I’m alone but not alone

Something quite near me is trying to steer me

It’s a long way back home

I’m alone but not alone

Goodbye California, Goodbye Tennessee,

Goodbye sweet Carolina, don’t worry about me

I’m alone but not alone

Something so strong is leading me on my long way back home

I’m alone but not alone