My Life

My life was once a joy to me,
 Never knowing, I was growing, everyday.
 My life was once a toy to me,
 And I wound it and I found it ran away.
 So I raced through the night
 With a face at my feet, like a God I would write,
 All the melodies were sweet, and the women were white.
 It was easy to survive, my life was so alive.
 My life was once a flag to me
 And I waved it and behaved like I was told.
 My life was once a drag to me
 And I loudly, and I proudly, lost control
 I was drawn by a dream
 I was loved by a lie, every serf on the scene
 Begged me to buy.
 But I slipped through the scheme
 So lucky to fail
 My life was not for sale.
 My life is now a myth to me
 Like the drifter, with his laughter in the dawn.
 My life is now a death to me
 So I'll mold it and I'll hold it till I'm born
 So I turned to the land
 Where I'm so out of place
 Throw a curse on the plan
 In return for the grace
 To know where I stand
 Take everything I own
 Take your tap from my bone
 And leave my life alone.
 My life alone.