Alone Among the Crowd

When the world was cold and wild Every day was dangerous We would stand side by side Just to make it through alive From the forests to these towns Look how far we've come somehow Yet the hunger that we feel Isn't one that bread can heal In the streets and crowded squares People passing everywhere But behind so many eyes Silent stories hide inside I'm alone among the crowd Standing here but not being found A thousand faces all around But nobody is looking now There's a boy who leaves school Always heading home alone Playing with so many friends He's never had the chance to hold Someone comes back home from work Slowly opens up the door Every room whispers so softly Silence lives there evermore I'm alone among the crowd Standing here but not being found A thousand faces all around But nobody is looking now There's a woman with a smile Looking peaceful all the while But each night she goes back home And nobody is waiting there There's an old man all alone Hidden in his quiet home Only doctors ask how he's been That's the life he's living in I'm alone among the crowd Standing here but not being found A thousand faces all around But nobody is looking now Time has changed so many things Still I wonder what went wrong There are billions in this world Yet so many stand alone Today life is less severe We don't live in forests anymore Still there are hearts waiting quietly For one gentle touch once more