to the extent of human loneliness

Are you feeling alone tonight,
knowing no one will wipe your tears,
a drink in your hand,
no one asks to understand
yeah, I'll drink to that

They wrap the world in a paper-man chain
so where is your hand to hold
Oh, these paper thin grasps,
how can they last
surrounded on all sides, but so alone

Are you feeling alone tonight,
crying to an audience of stars
they silently listen
as suspended there they glisten,
like the tears that are falling to the floor

Because they wrap the world in a paper-man chain,
oh, where is your hand to hold?
Those paperthin grasps,
do they even last,
surrounded on all sides, but so alone.

I'm on my knees tonight,
because tonight I feel so alone,
praying for You
to come and pull me through
because I know you hear this lonely song

They wrap the world in a paper-man chain,
but You wrap me in unfailing love,
Grasped in Your grace,
consumed by Your gaze,
and the peace of You making Yourself known,
I'm not alone

They wrap the world in a paper-man chain
but human hands are too flimsy to hold...
so I'm holding You
I'll be holding You