Cryin' Shame
Alone Again: Seeking Companionship in the Night
Lyrics
Where are my friends tonight
Expresses a sense of loneliness and a search for companionship.
Who's looking out for me
Questions who is taking care or watching out for the speaker.
I don't mind drinking by myself
Indicates a willingness to drink alone but not a desire to be alone in general.
I don't wanna be alone again
Emphasizes the aversion to loneliness.
Where are my friends tonight
Reiteration of the speaker's quest for friends and companionship.
Who's lookin' out for me
Repeats the inquiry about who is watching out for the speaker.
I don't mind drinking by myself
Reiterates the acceptance of drinking alone but not wanting to be alone.
But I don't wanna be alone again
Restates the dislike for being alone.
You said you got here at 2pm
Refers to someone arriving at 2pm, possibly a friend, ready to enjoy the remaining time before the bar closes.
Here to chase last call again
States the purpose of the arrival is to make the most of the time before the bar's closing time.
Knew that I'd see your face
Anticipates seeing a familiar face, suggesting a regular social gathering.
Some things never change
Reflects on the consistency of certain things, like encountering the mentioned person.
Tell me you'd never live to see thirty
Recalls a conversation where someone doubted they would live past thirty.
You were right my friend
Acknowledges the accuracy of that prediction.
'Cause when the alcohol is emptied from the bottles
Describes a scene after the bar closes, highlighting the aftermath.
And the bar stools all are stacked on top of the tables
Visualizes the end of the drinking session, with empty bottles and stacked bar stools.
When the pool balls all are sunk into the pockets
Continues the imagery of the aftermath, mentioning pool balls in pockets.
I walk alone the sidewalk back home
Describes the speaker walking home alone on the sidewalk.
Pass out til Sunday
Implies a state of unconsciousness or deep sleep until Sunday.
Where are my friends tonight
Reiterates the search for friends and companionship.
Who's looking out for me
Repeats the question of who is looking out for the speaker.
I don't mind drinking by myself
Reiterates the acceptance of drinking alone but not wanting to be alone.
I don't wanna be alone again
Emphasizes the aversion to loneliness.
Where are my friends tonight
Reiteration of the speaker's quest for friends and companionship.
Who's looking out for me
Repeats the inquiry about who is watching out for the speaker.
I don't mind drinking by myself
Reiterates the acceptance of drinking alone but not wanting to be alone.
I don't wanna be alone again
Restates the dislike for being alone.
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