Life in My Own Way

I've got a wayward heart
Searching for love
I'm not so different to you
I yearn for another
But it's always a stolen romance
Or a quick game of chance
A fly-by-night dance
Or a fling with a criminal lover
So you can give me your red roses
They'll all go straight in the trash can
I'll live my own life
I'll go my own way
And nothing you say
Will make me change my mind
I'll sing my own song
I'll bang my own drum
And every day
I'll leave all my worries behind
Leave your name on the door
And say goodbye
I've learned how to dance alone
Not to answer the phone
I always make sure
I'm just out of reach
Friends ask me to clubs, to parties, to bars
But I'm never around
I'd just like a nice cup of tea
Or a walk on the beach
So you can give me your phone number
But be sure I'll never call you
I'll live my own life
I'll go my own way
And nothing you say
Will make me change my mind
I'll sing my own song
I'll bang my own drum
And every day
I'll leave all my worries behind
Leave your name on the door
And say goodbye
I'm not afraid of the dark
It's the moonlight and me
It's a one-man romance
You can say I've seen the light
Dinner for one with a rose in a vase
And my own single bed
A favourite song will see me right through
The long night
Alone into this world I came
And on my own I'll leave it again
I'll live my own life
I'll go my own way
And nothing you say
Will make me change my mind
I'll sing my own song
I'll bang my own drum
And every day
I'll leave all my worries behind
Shout hooray for a life
Life in my own way