Pretenders, The - Alone Lyrics
What am I gonna to do today?
Walk to the newsstand, checkout the war zone
Check the listings, see what's good on
Oh, there's one I've been wanting to see
Nobody tells me I can't
Nobody tells me I shan't
No one to say "You're doing it wrong"
I'm at my best, I'm where I belong
Alone
Yeah, I like it
Now I'm out prowling the streets
With the poets and the Greeks and the deadbeats
And all the glamour it all starts down here
This is where the trends begin
Life's a canvas and I'm on it
Nobody tells me I can't
Nobody tells me I shan't
No one to say "You're doing it wrong"
I'm at my best, I'm where I belong
Alone
I like it, yeah
I like being alone
And the other thing I like to do
Go to the graveyard and hang out with you
And have a smoke and practice my autograph
Then sit back and re-read your epitaph and it says:
"Don't you laugh as you walk by
For as you are so once was I
And as I am so you shall be
Prepare for death and follow me"
Alone
Yeah, I like that
I like being alone
Yeah, what are you going to about it?
Nobody tells me I can't
Nobody tells me I shan't
No one to say "You're doing it wrong"
I'm at my best, I'm where I belong
Alone
Yeah, I like it
I like being alone
What are you going to do about it? Hmm?
Absolutely fuck all
Yeah, I'll do whatever you want
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Pretenders, The - Tequila
- Pretenders, The - Lie To Me
- Pretenders, The - Time
- Pretenders, The - You Know Who Your Friends Are
- Pretenders, The - Complex Person
- Pretenders, The - Fools Must Die
- Pretenders, The - Kinda Nice, I Like It
- Pretenders, The - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
- Pretenders, The - I Should Of
- Pretenders, The - Clean Up Woman
- Pretenders, The - The Losing
- Pretenders, The - Saving Grace
- Pretenders, The - Walk Like A Panther
- Pretenders, The - Boots Of Chinese Plastic
- Pretenders, The - Biker
- Pretenders, The - Rabo De Nube
- Pretenders, The - Samurai
- Pretenders, The - Every Mother's Son
Rand Lyrics
- Crystal Method, The - Tough Guy
- Crystal Method, The - Born Too Slow
- Crystal Method, The - The American Way
- Crystal Method, The - I Know It's You
- Crystal Method, The - Realizer
- Crystal Method, The - Bound Too Long
- Crystal Method, The - High And Low
- Crystal Method, The - Wide Open
- Crystal Method, The - Drown In The Now
Last Posts
Beyonce Shakes the Internet with Surprise Super Bowl Tease and New Music Release
Beyoncé once again set the digital world abuzz with her latest musical surprise. In an unforgettable move during the Super Bowl, a Verizon commercial served...Watch Usher’s Full Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Performance Usher, Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Ludacris,
At the 2024 Super Bowl, Usher redefined the halftime show with a dazzling, career-highlight performance that will be remembered for years to come. Taking the...Usher Unveils ‘Coming Home’: A Journey Through Sound and Soul in His Latest Album
Spanning three decades in the music industry, Usher has consistently mesmerized fans with his soulful tunes and magnetic performances. However, his most recent project, Coming...
Pretenders, The Alone Comments
Back on form
Rock N Roll 😎
Yep the album tanked!!!!! - the hits have dried up because the hand of CREATIVE God has been removed from this evil bitch who worships a Pagan God and ANIMALS - enjoy retirement because your career is OVER Ms. Hynde.
US Billboard 200 peak: 150
Belgian Albums 113
French Albums 198
Scottish Albums 31
UK Albums 40
Yep - she’s out of hits....just like all the rest.....
Getting some Ezra Furman vibes
Magnifique <3
Only thing that makes the Pretenders even better? Kenny Vaughan, on guitar! LOVE IT. CHRISSY And KENNY! Woooo! I like it.
Great concert yesterday night at the Lokerse Feesten in Belgium. The Pretenders, just a great rock and roll band. Timeless.
James Walbourne lead guitar is married to Kami Thompson the daughter of Richard and Linda Thompson.
"I'm at my best, I'm where I belong. Alone. Yeah. I LIKE IT". I agree!!
Good tune. Artists and rebels walk alone, and Chrissie's both. The part about having a smoke at the cemetery is insane in the best sense--great! Her voice, even talking, is one of the best ever, right there with Roy Orbison's. Keep rocking, Chrissie. You're too much.
This is the Dogs Bollocks Chrissie I love being alone to it can be fun if your not down yeah:))
Just luv this song!!... Can't wait 4 ure gig n Edinburgh 2mrow!!... Yeah!!... Y x :)
Yup , good tune. Looking forward to a tour . Chrissie keeps rockin, love it!
nice, Dan Auerbach produced!
I hear Nazareth Hair of the Dog.
thanks Vinny
Where's Chambers?
Loving the new record!
you are the only one - IT TANKED big time! US Billboard 200 >>>>>>> position 150
... :-)
This one caught me by surprise. I'd love to find out the story behind why she's going it alone (no pun intended).
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who can't stop hearing quark, strangeness and charm.. Not a bad tune either way :)
I just heard this on Jo Wiley's show and could not believe it was The Pretenders! Great tune!!
Once again, thank you for saving me.
love it!!!!!!!
Wow, it looks like we found Einstein's girl....
Great comment!
I love this so much, told everyone about it over Christmas lunch having heard it on BBC6... suddenly realising that I'm ok with my own company... sometimes. : ) YEY viva The pretenders, and this wonderful VOICE!
This is an excellent song! Good groove, a political statement, and kinda funny 😃
Quark, Strangeness and Charm.
I just love the refrain... I do wonder if they didn't know about Quark, Strangeness and Charm (surely not another Elastica : great songs formed from great tunes)
The guitar riff is Nazareth's Now Youre Messin With A Son Of A Bitch as well!
PELO DE PERRO
That piano break is so close to Hawkwind's Quark Strangeness and Charm :) Awesome.
So looking forward to the tour (tickets in the bag).
Our little gig gang has a shared theory - if we can't hear Hawkwind in other peoples music then it just isn't music.
This track has Iggy and the Stooges DNA running right through it too - Chrissie you have struck gold here. Thank You
Here it goes, it goes quark, quark, quark quark quark!
It's a classic riff. Lots of people have used it. It's like a blues riff, pretty much fair game.
Einstein was not a handsome fellow / nobody ever called him Al !
I love it : )
I like being alone as well! Great tune! :)
I love this song so much. It's an awesome way to start a brilliant album. Congratulations on this amazing piece. Album of the year. Perfect to listen while waiting for the next one
sounds just like Hawkwinds Quark Strangeness and Charm to me
Brian Dunn
yep ! note for note
sang Quark, Stangeness and Charm all the way through. ..one for the Lawyer's
Wow, yes, it's exactly like it. I prefer the lyrics here, though
Best song by the great ever pretenders i love it