This is the first time on my own   This is the first time I've ever been alone like this   The silence covers wall to wall   I never noticed how suddenly the night can fall      Far away   I can hear the city street   Drift away   I can be beside you in my dream      In another world   I could walk away   Pretend there was nothing   I wouldn't need you anyway   In another world--   But not in this world      I have no stronghold to defend   But still my heart is outside   Beating at the door again   No promises to make or keep   And though I'm free to go   I end up chasing sleep again      Drift away   I wonder if you'll think of me   Yesterday   There's the place I'm going endlessly      In another world   I could walk away   Pretend there was nothing   I wouldn't need you anyway   In another world--   But not in this world      And though I realize the truth   Is not idealized in youth   Or should I be surprised to find   That you are never off my mind      Drift away   I wonder if you'll think of me   Yesterday   Is the place I'm going endlessly      In another world   I could walk away   Pretend there was nothing   I wouldn't need you anyway   In another world--   But not in this world      This is the first time on my own   This is the first time I've ever been alone like this