Nina Simone - Alone Again Naturally Lyrics

I remember this afternoon
When my sister came into the room
She refused to say how my father was
But I knew he'd be dying soon

And I was oh so glad and it was oh so sad
That I realized that I despised this man I once called father
In his hanging on with fingers clutching
His body now just eighty-eight pounds
Blinded eyes still searching for some distant dream
That had faded away at the seams, dying alone naturally

I was his favorite child, I had him a little while
Just as long as I could play the piano and smile a little smile
Just when I needed him most, he was already a ghost
And for all my life there where promises
And they always have been broken

Leaving me alone with all my troubles
Not ever once touching me and saying
"Daughter, I'll help you get over"
Now he's fading away and I'm glad to say
He's dying at last naturally

It's a very sad thing to see that my mother with all her heart
Believes the words that the Bible said, ''Til death do us two part'
For her that was forever and ay, he decided her night and day
How could some English words so small affect someone so strangely?

Taking her away from us, her soul included
She might es well be gone with him, all the children are excluded
Loneliness is hell, I know so well
For I'm alone naturally

I waited three weeks for him to die
I waited three weeks for him to die
Every night he was calling on me, I wouldn't go to him
I waited three weeks for him to die, three weeks for him to die

And after he died, after he died, every night I went out
Every night I had a flight, it didn't matter who it was with
'Cos I knew what it was about and if you could read between lines
My dad and I close as flies, I loved him then and I loved him still
That's why my heart's so broken

Leaving me to doubt, God in His mercy
And if He really does exist then why does He desert me?
When he passed away I smoked and drank all day
Alone again naturally