Breakaway, my heart is cryin'   Breakaway, the time is flyin'   So, I'm gonna tell myself don't sit and mourn   Lookin' sad and so forlorn   Tell myself I'm glad I'm born   Well, I'm gonna breakaway      Breakaway, the breeze is sighin'   Breakaway, the time is flyin'   So, I'm gonna pack a bag and get my coat   Lock my door and leave a note   Take a train or take a boat   Well, I'm gonna breakaway      I'll take me round from town to town   I'll see the friends I knew   I left 'em by the wayside   But I know their hearts are true      I'll give myself a holiday   I need it oh-so bad   And if I find a new love   I'll be glad, glad, glad      Breakaway, my heart is cryin'   Breakaway, the time is flyin'   So, I'm gonna find out what this world can give   While I'm young I'm gonna live   That's my plan, I'm positive   Well, I'm gonna breakaway      I'll take me round from town to town   I'll see the friends I knew   I left 'em by the wayside   But, I know their hearts are true      I'll give myself a holiday   I need it oh-so bad   And if I find a new love   I'll be glad, glad, glad      Breakaway, my heart is cryin'   Breakaway, the time is flyin'   So, I'm gonna find out what this world can give   While I'm young I'm gonna live   That's my plan, I'm positive   Well, I'm gonna breakaway   Gonna breakaway   Gonna breakaway   Breakaway   Breakaway