Alone

Female

Remember that night when I met you

When you both hung out here in the bar

I said to my friend there “I bet you,

Those two, they won’t make it too far.”

He could have discussed any topic

He could have chosen baseball, football, croquet

So why’d he have to choose her?

What a lame, pathetic loser

You don’t need him anyway

Alone

You are better off

Trust me, it’s true

You don’t need him there

To always care

About every little thing that you do

Alone

Means that your life plans

Aren’t always set in stone

Trust me

You’re better off alone

Right?

Marcie

Yeah… sure…

Male

Hey-ey! You ready to go?

Female

Oh! This is my friend, uh…

Marcie

Marcie.

Female

Marcie. She’s re-discovering single-hood.

Male

Welcome back.

(Laughs)

Maybe one night you were thinking

I’ll stay-in and give nietzsche a stab

Then again I could just go out drinking

‘Til I puke in the back of a cab

Marcie

He would say, “marcie that’s stupid,

You are better than that…”

Male

But, hey

Now his opinion doesn’t matter

Go ahead and do the ladder

You don’t need him anyway

Female and male

Alone

You do what you want

Never what he wants instead

Marcie

Not up each night

In a stupid fight

When the two of us should both be in bed

Female and male

Alone

Means you never swoon

At the smell of his cologne

Marcie

‘Cause that’s just stupid

Female and male

You’re better off alone

Female

Right?

Marcie

Yeah, stupid old spice!

Female

All right. We’re gonna get going, good luck.

Marcie

Oh… thanks for the advice!

Female

Yeah.

Male

Hey, what? We work in a bar.

We’re basically therapists who encourage you to drink. Good night!

Marcie

One day I might land a meeting

With a man who takes photos in france

I don’t need someone begging and pleading

“Honey stay and give our love a chance.”

I’ll go wherever I want to

I won’t stay where I don’t wanna stay

I’ll leave tomorrow or whenever

And I might just stay forever

I don’t need him anyway

Alone

Means I’ll never be

So I can find romance

I can act on a whim

Not have check with him

Like six or seven months in advance

Alone

Means you’re never hurt

That is what this night has shone

I think it’s clear to see

I’m better off alone

I need him anyway

More than any man I’ve ever known

Feeling hurt with him is better

Than feeling free alone