Always Alone
Johnny Cash Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴

Always alone alone and blue I've got no one to tell my troubles to
No one to care to call my own it seems that I must always be alone

The day you left you broke my heart I need you so but we're so far apart
You didn't care I should have known that you would go and leave me all alone

There is no one to take your place each night in dreams I see your smiling face
Then I awake and find you gone I know that I must always be alone




Overall Meaning

The song "Always Alone" by Johnny Cash is a ballad that tells the story of a person who is deeply saddened by a heartbreak and feels lonely and abandoned. The lyrics express the feeling of having nobody to turn to or confide in during difficult times. The words "always alone, alone and blue," sets the mood as the lyrics continue to convey the singer's sense of hopelessness and despair. The statement, "I've got no one to tell my troubles to, no one to care to call my own," emphasizes the longing for companionship and the feeling of being forgotten.


Cash's delivery of the song is sorrowful, accentuating the idea of being powerless against the painful emotions that come with heartbreak. The lines, "The day you left you broke my heart, I need you so but we're so far apart," express the pain of losing someone you love, and the realization that the distance between them is too great to overcome. The singer's sentiment towards the other person is sadness as he says, "You didn't care I should have known that you would go and leave me all alone." In the chorus, the words, "there is no one to take your place" and "I know that I must always be alone," drive home the sentiment that the singer is doomed to be forever alone, without love or companionship.


Line by Line Meaning

Always alone alone and blue
I am always by myself, feeling sad and depressed.


I've got no one to tell my troubles to
I have no one to confide in or share my problems with.


No one to care to call my own
I have no one who truly loves me and belongs to me.


it seems that I must always be alone
It feels like my fate to be forever solitary.


The day you left you broke my heart
The day you departed, you deeply hurt me emotionally.


I need you so but we're so far apart
I want you badly but we are separated by distance.


You didn't care I should have known
You did not have concern for my feelings; I should have realized it.


that you would go and leave me all alone
You decided to leave me and desert me completely.


There is no one to take your place
There is no one who can replace you and the role you played in my life.


each night in dreams I see your smiling face
Every night I dream of you, and all I can remember is your happy expression.


Then I awake and find you gone
When I wake up, I realize that you are not in my life anymore.


I know that I must always be alone
I am conscious of the fact that I will always be lonely and without companionship.




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: TED DAFFAN

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Song not found
Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@Roman-dn6iw

Always alone alone and blue
I've got no one to tell my troubles to
No one to care to call my own
It seems that I must always be alone

The day you left you broke my heart
I need you so but we're so far apart
You didn't care I should have known
That you would go and leave me all alone

There is no one to take your place
Each night in dreams I see your smiling face
Then I awake and find you gone
I know that I must always be alone



All comments from YouTube:

@googleuser4009

Johnny Cash never disappoints, another awesome tune

@ComplexAtlantis

Johnny Cash isn't dead.....He lives in us that love and play his music :'(

@Darkphoenix3450

Maybe just me, but I have been alone for 35 years, and I fine with that..  I gave up on the idea of finding someone a long time ago and Its still lonely at times, I guess I am better off anyway.  This song is my life.  (yeah sad hmm.)

@EtanMarlin

depressing but aight lol

@scottblack7182

@Etan Marlin You must be the poster child of narcissism 😂. Loser.

@scottblack7182

Only the wise can tolerate extended solitude . Only the willing to learn-A deafening silence . ❤

@Raishinshi

Yeah, same here

@repentbro2938

Same bro stay strong g

3 More Replies...

@davidstevens5602

I always thought this song sounds so beautiful.

@59cadcoupe

The story hit's you in the face!

More Comments

More Versions