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 a house bought a ticket to the west coast    now he gives them a stand-up routine in LA       I don't need you to worry for me cos im 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 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    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 cant sleep with somebody else    oh but sooner or later you'll sleep in your own space    either way its ok you wake up with yourself       I don't need you to worry for me cos im alright    I don't want you to tell me its time to come home    I don't care what you say anymore this is my life    go ahead with your own life 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    you can speak your mind but not on my time       I don't care what you say anymore this is my life    go ahead with your own life leave me alone