The Benefits of Being Alone - Rose Cousins

It’s breakneck Monday morning

And I can take it slow

Pour cream into my coffee

Fresh from off the stove

I replay my favourite saddest song

To remember how it goes

Or I pick up where I left off

With last night’s episode

If you’re interested

I could tell you more

Of the benefits

Of being alone

Each day I work a little bit

On plans of my own

I book flights to all the places

I have wanted to go

Listening to records

Monophonic stereo

Crawl into bed and check for

Unread messages on my phone

If you’re curious

I could give you a guided tour

Of the benefits

Of being alone

If I don’t end up with anyone

Could be six days to find my body gone

But think of all the space

I get to roam

Don’t you worry about me

And all my solo reverie

I’m the only one who’s there

When I get home

To all the benefits

The benefits

Of being alone

Broken conversations

As you get the kids ready to go

We’ll take about the girls weekend

We constantly postpone

I envy how you’re steady

And you envy how I roam

And how brave I am to sing about it

On a microphone

No matter baby

That’s what makes the show

The benefits

Of being alone

Don’t you worry about me

And all my solo reverie

I decide

Where everything will go

Then I return

To everything just so

The only one who’s there

When I get home

To all the benefits

All the benefits

The benefits

Of being alone