diff --git a/lark/parsers/lalr_parser.py b/lark/parsers/lalr_parser.py
index bd519d1..07b3a0c 100644
--- a/lark/parsers/lalr_parser.py
+++ b/lark/parsers/lalr_parser.py
@@ -7,31 +7,41 @@ from ..common import ParseError, UnexpectedToken
 
 from .lalr_analysis import LALR_Analyzer, ACTION_SHIFT
 
-class Parser(object):
+class Parser:
     def __init__(self, parser_conf):
         assert all(o is None or o.priority is None for n,x,a,o in parser_conf.rules), "LALR doesn't yet support prioritization"
-        self.analysis = LALR_Analyzer(parser_conf.rules, parser_conf.start)
-        self.analysis.compute_lookahead()
-        self.callbacks = {rule: getattr(parser_conf.callback, rule.alias or rule.origin, None)
-                          for rule in self.analysis.rules}
+        self.analysis = analysis = LALR_Analyzer(parser_conf.rules, parser_conf.start)
+        analysis.compute_lookahead()
+        callbacks = {rule: getattr(parser_conf.callback, rule.alias or rule.origin, None)
+                          for rule in analysis.rules}
+
+        self.parser = _Parser(analysis.states_idx, analysis.init_state_idx, analysis.start_symbol, callbacks)
+        self.parse = self.parser.parse
+
+class _Parser:
+    def __init__(self, states, init_state, start_symbol, callbacks):
+        self.states = states
+        self.init_state = init_state
+        self.start_symbol = start_symbol
+        self.callbacks = callbacks
 
     def parse(self, seq, set_state=None):
         i = 0
         token = None
         stream = iter(seq)
-        states_idx = self.analysis.states_idx
+        states = self.states
 
-        state_stack = [self.analysis.init_state_idx]
+        state_stack = [self.init_state]
         value_stack = []
 
-        if set_state: set_state(self.analysis.init_state_idx)
+        if set_state: set_state(self.init_state)
 
         def get_action(key):
             state = state_stack[-1]
             try:
-                return states_idx[state][key]
+                return states[state][key]
             except KeyError:
-                expected = states_idx[state].keys()
+                expected = states[state].keys()
 
                 raise UnexpectedToken(token, expected, seq, i)
 
@@ -45,7 +55,7 @@ class Parser(object):
 
             res = self.callbacks[rule](s)
 
-            if end and len(state_stack) == 1 and rule.origin == self.analysis.start_symbol:
+            if end and len(state_stack) == 1 and rule.origin == self.start_symbol:
                 return res
 
             _action, new_state = get_action(rule.origin)
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@ class Parser(object):
             assert _action == 'reduce'
             res = reduce(*rule, end=True)
             if res:
-                assert state_stack == [self.analysis.init_state_idx] and not value_stack, len(state_stack)
+                assert state_stack == [self.init_state] and not value_stack, len(state_stack)
                 return res