I've Been Loved

They stake out a plane
To a bench on the board-walk
For ninety nine years.
They're old when they get here,
They stay old forever
As time dissapears.
They get lunch everyday
At the Palm Court Cafe
It's better than home
When you're alone.

     And it all seems so lonely
     You just wanna cry,
     It's so lonely.
     You wanna ask, 'Why
     Do they go on?
     How can they survive?'
     And they'll tell you:
     'I've been loved, so I know I'm alive.
     I've been loved alive.'

My grandmother waits
In the depth of her pillows for
God only knows.
To see her you'd say her life's
Not worth the living,
Still onward she goes.
She eats three meals a day
From a porcelain tray
And they all taste same
When you're in pane.

     And it all seems so lonely
     You just wanna cry,
     It's so lonely.
     You wanna ask 'Why
     Does she go on?
     How can she survive?'
     And she'll tell you:
     'I've been loved, so I know I'm alive.
     I've been loved alive.'

You step off the bus
At the usual corner
And walk to your room.
It's silent and empty
Except for a breath
Of her favourite perfume.
You switch on the news,
And you kick off your shoes,
And pour out a drink,
And try not to think.

     'Cause it all seems so lonely,
     You just wanna cry.
     It's so lonely,
     You ask yourself, 'Why
     Do you go on?
     How can you survive?'
     And you answer:
     'I've been loved, so I know I'm alive.
     I've been loved alive.'