It's Only Lonely Sometimes

Grandma sits alone and stares outside the window Pain is on her mind She's got nothing left But watching time go by Slowly she begins to lose her focus She prefers to choose the blind She's got nothing left To see before she dies I never saw my grandpa hold her Now he's gone and I am older No one touches Grandma's shoulder No one touches her at all Little eyes that stare so far away I wonder where she is today But I'm leaving and all she will say Is I'll be alright alone She says it's only lonely sometimes in the morning Sometimes in the quiet afternoon It's only lonely sometimes in the evening Do you have to leave so soon Grandma makes her bed She takes her pills and combs her head She feeds the bird Shuffles tiny feet Across the chilly floor Everybody rushes by so fast Now and then she tries a word But it's lost behind Another slamming door She only gets to church at Christmas Always says she just barely missed us But her mornings hurt so bad She just can't get out of bed She writes a friend a letter When her trembling hands will let her She can't believe it, but we tell her Her friend is three years dead You know, it's only lonely sometimes in the morning Sometimes in the quiet afternoon It's only lonely sometimes in the evening Do you have to leave Do you have to leave Do you have to leave so soon