How to Be Not Alone

Lyrics

[CLAIRE] So here we are, in some motel Trying to do what neither of us does well We have to not be alone I'm cringing less, I'm laughing more As I forget the stranger you were before We're slowly getting in sync And I'm beginning to think It's not so bad discovering how this works Adjusting to your quirks Even though it's not my style Teach me to not be alone It's not so hard to let somebody in Just think how long it's been Since somebody made you smile Learn how to not be alone And by tomorrow It seems absurd, but do you suppose That you and I might wake up to find we're pros At being not alone [OLIVER, spoken] Hey, I'm thinking of switching it up tomorrow So instead of late swing era, it'd be more post-bop, Birth of the Cool kinds of tracks Jeru, Moon Dreams, Godchild, Budo, Boplicity— [CLAIRE] So yes, it's hard indulging him when he's Describing his LPs Or conversing with his plant It takes work to not be alone But I'm improving And do I sense a change in you? A little hint that you might be learning too How to be not alone The open road, a vast unknown But look at us, we're not alone