I'd Rather Be Me

The day, I came, it rained, champagne
 The days, the change, you're not, so strange
 I am, and I can, even though some nights I'm just another drunken man
 Got to go, can't really stay
 Watch me take a chance and dance, I want to go all the way
 Takin' my time with my woman and my wine
 I haven't got a home, but I don't need a shrine
 Sometimes the lines, take a week or two
 Breaking my pen, over someone like you
 'Cause you say something simple, that touches me inside
 That shows I've been gone, I'll be back in a while
 'Cause I've been, and I've seen, and you're losing your style
 And you simply can't see, why I'd rather be me
 Talk of deals, not what you feel,
 it's not what you want, it's not even real
 No pain, now there's no gain,
 I hope you'll realize that you can't afford to stay the same
 You're alright, there's no real bite,
 'cause you've gotten what you've
 want now there's no real need to fight
 Please don't stay, in vain,
 'cause I could be right there if only you could feel the same
 Sat on the throne of your safe little life
 Two dogs and a cat, and a safe little wife
 Sometimes with wine, just a time or two
 You'll look at me, and I'll look at you
 'Cause you say something simple, that touches me inside
 That shows you're not gone, you're just lost for a while
 Maybe trapped, in a web, of your chosen lifestyle
 And you simply can't see, why I'd rather be me