Story Behind The Song

Sympathy for a neighbor who experienced the same thing.

Song Description

She had husband, children, home. Husband died, children grew up and left. She has a house that's empty, now she's alone.

Lyrics

SHE'S ALONE
(c) Pam Hanna (BMI)

Her man passed on the day their boy made the football team
Of the junior high a block or so away
She took a full time job, had to make ends meet
The kids could watch each other for a half an hour a day

Now the athlete's off to college, he got a scholarship
And the baby, she has a baby of her own
The wings of youth got strong enough to take them from the nest
Now this empty house is never quite a home

CHORUS
She never sees a TV special on what she's going through
Never sees a billboard read this could happen to you
She knows the world's not working on discovering a cure
For the loneliness she feels when opening the door
The loneliness she feels, the loneliness that's real
She's alone

Although she knows many years have gone by
Lookingn bck, it seems like only yesterday
She'd greet her working man at the door every night
Babies tugging at her apron, she'd ask about his day

BRIDGE
When they needed her, she was always there
Now nobody's home, nobody's home

CHORUS
She never sees a TV special on what she's going through
Never sees a billboard read this could happen to you
She knows the world's not working on discovering a cure
For the loneliness she feels when opening the door
The loneliness she feels, the loneliness that's real
When she's alone
Now nobody's home
She's alone