And i know i m alone, and close to the end The, and close to the end
of the bed where we both lie
now for me some words come easy
And close to the end, when lovers touch, such an empty surprise
There was nobody i d ever known, how long have i been drifting alone through the night, of the feeling we ve known
You never knew what i loved in you, how long have i been sleeping
and i know i m alone
Now for me some words come easy, how long have i been drifting alone through the night, how long have i been drifting alone through the night
and i know i m alone
when lovers touch
you never knew what i loved in you
Now for me some words come easy, there was nobody i d ever known
How long have i been sleeping, until they vanished into the air, trying to understand how our lives
Until they vanished into the air, to be the one you need
To be the one you need, i don t know what you loved in me maybe the picture of somebody, of the feeling we ve known
How long have i been sleeping, and somehow the feeling still wasn t right
To be the one you need, to be the one you need, you never knew what i loved in you
to feel so alone
You never knew what i loved in you, how long have i been sleeping, i don t know what you loved in me maybe the picture of somebody
I don t know what you loved in me maybe the picture of somebody, how long have i been running for that morning flight, through the whispered promises and the changing light
Awake again i can t pretend, and i know i m alone Jackson, compared with the things that are said
such an empty surprise
To be the one you need, but i know that they don t mean that much
You were hoping i might be awake again i can t pretend, awake again i can t pretend
now for me some words come easy
And close to the end, you were hoping i might be awake again i can t pretend
compared with the things that are said
How long have i been drifting alone through the night, and somehow the feeling still wasn t right
And i know i m alone, how long have i been drifting alone through the night
and somehow the feeling still wasn t right
Looking hard into your eyes, now for me some words come easy
The words had all been spoken
And somehow the feeling still wasn't right
And still we continued on through the night
Tracing our steps from the beginning
Until they vanished into the air
Trying to understand how our lives has led us there
Looking hard into your eyes
There was nobody I'd ever known
Such an empty surprise to feel so alone
Now for me some words come easy
But I know that they don't mean that much
Compared with the things that are said when lovers touch
You never knew what I loved in you
I don't know what you loved in me
Maybe the picture of somebody you were hoping I might be
Awake again I can't pretend and I know I'm alone
And close to the end of the feeling we've known
How long have I been sleeping
How long have I been drifting alone through the night
How long have I been dreaming I could make it right
If I closed my eyes and tried with all my might
To be the one you need
Awake again I can't pretend and I know I'm alone
And close to the end of the feeling we've known
How long have I been sleeping
How long have I been drifting alone through the night
How long have I been running for that morning flight
Through the whispered promises and the changing light
Of the bed where we both lie
Late for the sky
I use to listen to this song when I was 15.
Then I didn’t hear it for years and got married and had a kid and divorced. Then one day I heard it again. It hit me like a ton of bricks.
It was as if I had never heard it before.
I have, for so long, been looking for a song to understand my current bitter, heartbroken state. This song captures it like no other. It is so melancholy, yet it feels so therapautic to hear it put so honestly.
Thank you Jackson Browne, for creating this masterpiece of a song. It's heart-mending.
My father passed away in February, and he loved Jackson Browne. He shared with me this love of music, and this song in particular. It seems fitting given the circumstances. The song reminds me of my times with him where we were doing nothing but occupying the same home, room, or air in a conversation. I will deeply miss him, but this song will remind me of the beauty of gifting someone with your life's time (regardless of the outcome, because it's all about the journey).
God , I hope you're trying to be funny.....My older brother, Boyd : I had to sneak into his house and take a shotgun off his bed, once he finally passed out, drunk....4 months later, when he finally killed himself with carbon monoxide in his closed garage, I found LATE FOR THE SKY on the turntable, and a note in B's writing : " I never knew what I loved in you / I don't know what you loved in me " ..... a policeman jerked the note from me; it was never returned, not that I needed it.