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 disappears
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'vе been loved alive.'

My grandmother waits
In thе 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 pain
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 favorite 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.'