Almost every story that I know
 And now when they turn out the spotlights
 I'm not sure where I'm s'posed to go
 And I'm so hoarse I can't hit the high notes
 It's just a whisper when I'm low
 But when you sing from the inside
 You hope that something shows
 And that it why

 Yes you are the only song, the only song I need
 You're my laughter and you're my lonely song
 You're the harvest and you're the seed
 And you're my first and my final song
 For you own me indeed
 Oh yes, oh yes,
 Yes, after all is said and done
 You're the one song that I need

 I've sung my songs to silence
 To empty clubs and crowded bars
 I've sung my songs to standing room
 Even sung 'em to the stars
 But the faces they fade together
 And the applause it's gone so fast
 And the story of every darkened stage
 Is that the glory just does not last

 And that is why
 Yes after all is said and done
 You're the one song that I need

 All my life's a circle