Which song by Lionel Richie begins with the phrase "I've been alone with you inside my mind"?

The song by Lionel Richie that begins with the phrase "I've been alone with you inside my mind" is titled "Hello". It is a song where the American singer and songwriter Richie used it in his second solo album, "Can't Slow Down" (1983). The song was the third single from the album; it was released in 1984 and reached No. 1 on three "Billboard" music charts: the pop chart (two weeks), the R&B chart (three weeks), and the Adult Contemporary chart (six weeks). The song also went to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks.

The song was subject to a lawsuit by songwriter Marjorie Hoffman White, who accused Richie of plagiarizing her 1978 composition "I'm Not Ready to Go".

Richie initially said that he felt that the song was "corny" but ultimately by the time he finished recording it, he fell in love with the song. In the music video for "Hello", directed by Bob Giraldi, the meaning of the song is shown as it features the story of Richie as a theater and acting teacher having a seemingly unrequited love for a blind student (Laura Carrington). He will however discover that she shares his feelings as demonstrated by the discovery that she is sculpting a likeness of his head in clay.

After the British singer Adele did her version, several music publications commented on similarities in the theme of the song and accompanying video with that of "Hello" done by Richie.