I'm leaving by nightI'm leaving aloneI'm leaving it lieWhen you waken I'll be goneI would not beg for meAs I would not beg for youThough I'd like to be the oneTo see you throughEvery step you have takenDisappears with the tideYou're torn up and shakenWith changing your mindYou haven't got the graceTo say you'll finally decideAnd you haven't got the strengthTo stay and fightThose people who surround youOnly want to see you weak enough to crawlThey'll lie for you decide for youAnd buy up all your rights and all your wrongsAnd they'll try to stop your singingIn the middle of your songFor they do not want you freeAnd they do not make you strongBut only drag you downIn the hole they're coming fromThey say you are foolish in wanting the sunSay you are selfish in learning to runAnd they'll tell you that the darknessIs a blessing in disguiseFor you never have to noticeIf you're sighted or you're blindAnd they'll do their bestTo keep you from the lightYou're more than beginningYou're learning to flyYou feel like you're fallingBut it passes in timeI hate to see a friendGo down in flames without a songSo I'm waiting by the doorwayBut I will not linger longI'm leaving by nightI'm leaving aloneI'm leaving it lieWhen you waken I'll be goneI would not beg for meAs I could not beg for youBut I'd like to be the oneTo see you through