Being Alive (from “Company”) Songtext
von Stephen Sondheim

Someone to hold you too close
Someone to hurt you too deep
Someone to sit in your chair
To ruin your sleep

That′s true, but there's more than that
Is that all you think there is to it?
You′ve got so many reasons for not being with someone, but Robert
You haven't got one good reason for being alone
Come on, you're on to something, Bobby
You′re on to something

Someone to need you too much
Someone to know you too well
Someone to pull you up short
To put you through hell

You′re not a kid anymore, Robert
I don't think you′ll ever be a kid again, kiddo
Hey, buddy, don't be afraid that it won′t be perfect
The only thing to be afraid of really is that it won't be
Don′t stop now, keep going!


Someone you have to let in
Someone whose feelings you spare
Someone who, like it or not
Will want you to share
A little, a lot

And what does all that mean?
Robert, how do you know so much about it when you've never been there?
It's much better living it than looking at it, Robert
Add ′em up, Bobby, add ′em up

Someone to crowd you with love
Someone to force you to care
Someone to make you come through
Who'll always be there
As frightened as you of being alive
Being alive
Being alive
Being alive

Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish
Want something, want something

Somebody hold me too close
Somebody hurt me too deep
Somebody sit in my chair and ruin my sleep
And make me aware of being alive
Being alive


Somebody need me too much
Somebody know me too well
Somebody pull me up short and put me through hell
And give me support for being alive
Make me alive
Make me alive

Make me confused
Mock me with praise
Let me be used
Vary my days
But alone is alone
Not alive

Somebody crowd me with love
Somebody force me to care
Somebody let come through
I′ll always be there
As frightened as you, to help us survive
Being alive
Being alive
Being alive