Alone Again Naturally.

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"Moms favorite song?" Gaara asked staring at the old album. He blew dust from it and the starred at his sister. She smiled. "Yeah…she used to play it on her record player when we were little. I think that it was her way to say she was sad without saying it ya know." Temari stood. "Well you know how to use the record player right?"

He nodded.

"Yeah.

"So put it on…you'll know it."

When Temari left the room he just laid for a long time on the floor. Why had she brought out this box with his mother's thing for him he didn't know. But he supposed it was because he hummed a song he didn't really know.

Finally after a few hours he sat up, carefully taking the record free from the cover he placed it on the player, turned it on, lifted the arm, placing it on the spinning album. He starred at the needle as it laid on the spinning black disc wondering how it could help produce song but then crackling came to his ears and the song began.

Gaara came from down the stairs to his sister and brother. He went to the refrigerator without a sound and took out a beer, leaning against the wall beside his sister.

"I know that song."

She nodded.

"Yeah…"

Kankuro lifted a brow but dismissed the conversation as he walked out the room and up the stairs.

"Dad played it a lot." Gaara began with a sad smile. "I thought…"

"That he didn't love her? No…it was her favorite and after she died it calmed him I guess. I'm surprised you remembered."

Gaara simply nodded.

"I always remember the important things."

Both sibling were quiet for a long time before Temari smiled kindly.

"You should get to bed."

He smiled.

"Not sleepy but I am in the mood for some music."

He understood a bit more about the people who were responsible for giving him life. He knew his mother was often sad, and knew his father was sad as well though for different reasons and that at one time they really loved each other. That clamed him a bit. Perhaps he could learn to love one day to until then he'd listen to that song…

In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top will throw myself off
In an effort to make it clear to who
Ever what it's like when you're shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Where people saying: "My God, that's tough
She's stood him up"
No point in us remaining
We may as well go home
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally

To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to well wouldn't do
The role I was about to play
But as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much, as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt
Talk about God and His mercy
Or if He really does exist
Why did He desert me in my hour of need
I truly am indeed Alone again, naturally

It seems to me that there are more hearts
broken in the world that can't be mended
Left unattended
What do we do? What do we do?

Alone again, naturally
Now looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears

And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul,
Couldn't understand why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start with a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
Alone again, naturally

Alone Again Naturally…by Gilbert O'Sullivan. It's a good song.