All rights reserved by writer and original artist ©️Jeffrey Allen Kaufman any use without permission is prohibited 🚫 copyrighted ©️ [Intro - DJ Cut] When you hear this... It'll be from a long distance away... This space – I need it I need it - to say what needs to be said I can take the beating, your ridicule, your cold shoulder stare - I can take it all I’ll hide my heart, tuck away my soul, shelter from your storms... save myself from the inevitable... keep me missing from the flames - hide the man I always was For the moment, till it’s finally time to let it go and stand on my own Stand up on my own two feet No more carry-on baggage or living in defeat No passengers scared of the person you are No worrying, no answering, no lying, no more No using, nothing broken I have to keep fixing It’s time for me [Pre-Chorus – Half-Time to Build] After all this negative energy Time to break free… breathe free… And find the man, find the man who’s been missing [Chorus – First Drop] On my own! On my own! Own my own life, on my own! On my own! On my own! Own my own life Without you… Time to be me again Time to be free and find the man, find the man, find the man missing I need to break away… break… away… [Piano / Drum Lift] Clean slate, clean spirit and mind just to stand Stand on my own two feet again Wearing my heart on my sleeve, the rest of the pain left behind No more mental, physical heartaches On my own… [Verse 2 – Story Turned Up] Nobody said it would be easy I knew nothing good ever comes without a fight But I should’ve told you years back when you proved me wrong I got a life to live, a good heart to break free From your clutches, your pain, your life, your vile slander Slander of who I am… who I am This ain’t my bag you’re holding It’s your get-out-of-jail-free card Threats, heartbreak, missing teeth All this emptiness you gave me The drinking, the cheating, the abuse you’ve been spoon-feeding me [Bridge – Tension] It’s coming to an end My blinders are coming off My gloves are going on My heart on my sleeve is worth fighting for [Build] After all this negative energy Time to break free… breathe free… Find the man, find the man who’s been missing Clean slate, clean spirit and mind just to stand Stand on my own two feet again [Breakdown – Shouted] ON MY OWN!!! [Final Drop – Chant] On my own! On my own! Own… my own… life…! On my own! On my own! Own... my own... life On my own! On my own! Own... my own... life Without you… Without you… On my own.... [Outro – Distant] On my own… own my own life… Own my own life..now, on my own… on my own… On my own... own my... own... my.. own.. my own..life life life! [Outro echo] When you hear this… It’ll be from a long distance away…
