Got a call from an old friend    We used to be real close    Said he couldn't go on the American way    Closed the shop, sold the house    Bought a ticket to the West Coast    Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.       CHORUS    I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright    I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home    I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life    Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone       I never said you had to offer me a second chance    I never said I was a victim of circumstance    I still belong, don't get me wrong    And you can speak your mind    But not on my time       They will tell you you can't sleep alone    In a strange place    Then they'll tell you you can't sleep    With somebody else    But sooner or later you sleep    In your own space    Either way it's okay    You wake up with yourself.