YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE PATTERN OF MY LIFE
BECAUSE MY LIFE
HAS GOT NO PATTERN
YOU DON'T SEE
AND YOU CAN'T FEEL
THE WIND
THAT'S BLOWIN'
AT MY BACK
AND SAYIN' MOVE BOY
YOU THINK THIS
BURNIN' FEVER
IN MY HEART
IS JUST A FOLLY
AND I'M THROWIN' AWAY
MY HAPPINESS
BY LEAVIN' YOU
WELL IT'S MY LIFE
THROW IT AWAY
IF I WANT TO
I'VE TRIED MY BEST
TO PLANT MY FEET
AND STAY WITH YOU
BUT ALL I FEEL
IS ROOTS GROW
AND WHAT MAN
WANTS A WOMAN
WHO WON'T
SATISFY HIS HEART
AND SOOTHE HIS EGO
I SLEEP ALL DAY
AND RUN ALL NIGHT
AND YOU TELL ME
THAT THAT AIN'T RIGHT
THAT AIN'T WHAT
THE HUSBANDS
OF YOUR FRIENDS DO
BUT IT'S MY LIFE
THROW IT AWAY
IF I WANT TO
YOU TRY
TO MAKE ME THINK
MY NONCONFORMING
LIFE HAS COLORED ME
SOME EVIL SHADE
YOU DELIGHT
IN FILLING UP MY MIND
WITH LITTLE BITS
OF GUILT YOU THINK
I OUGHTA FEEL
WELL I'M TIRED OF
FEELIN' GUILTY
AND I'M TIRED OF
HAVIN' NOTHIN'
AND I'M THROWIN' AWAY
THIS LIFE
YOU'VE HAD ME
SHACKLED TO
IT'S MY LIFE
THROW IT AWAY
IF I WANT TO
I'VE TRIED MY BEST
TO PLANT MY FEET
AND STAY WITH YOU
BUT ALL I FEEL
IS ROOTS GROW
AND WHAT MAN
WANTS A WOMAN
WHO WON'T
SATISFY HIS HEART
AND SOOTHE HIS EGO
I SLEEP ALL DAY
AND RUN ALL NIGHT
AND YOU TELL ME
THAT THAT AIN'T RIGHT
THAT AIN'T WHAT
THE HUSBANDS
OF YOUR FRIENDS DO
BUT IT'S MY LIFE
THROW IT AWAY
IF I WANT TO