Libertarian classic by the great Billy Joel from the 1978 album, ’52nd Street.’
My Life
Got a call from an old friend, we used to be real close,
Said he couldn’t go on the American way,
Closed the shop, sold a house, bought a ticket to the west coast,
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in LA
I don’t need you to worry for me ‘cos I’m alright,
I don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come home,
I don’t care what you say anymore, this is my life,
Go ahead with your own life, leave me alone
I never said you had to offer me a second chance,
I never said I was a victim of circumstance,
I still belong, don’t get me wrong,
You can speak your mind, but not on my time,
They will tell you, you can’t sleep alone in a strange place,
Then they’ll tell you, you can’t sleep with somebody else,
Oh, but sooner or later, you sleep in your own space,
Either way it’s OK, you wake up with yourself.
I don’t need you to worry for me ‘cos I’m alright,
I don’t want you to tell me its time to come home.
I don’t care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, leave me alone.
I never said you had to offer me a second chance,
I never said I was a victim of circumstance,
I still belong, don’t get me wrong,
You can speak your mind, but not on my time,
I don’t care what you say anymore, this is my life,
Go ahead with your own life, leave me alone,
yeah! that’s the spirit! except when you’ve got outstanding debts. If so, before playing Billy Joel and sing a 2leave me alone”, show us the money. Or else…there’s no peace for the wicked.
oh and then there is also that song by Carly Simon: “You’re so vain, you probably think the song is about you…”
Well – yes. that’s a good point. Pay before you go, please.
Of course, dear, call it a divorce, that is, one pays compensation for the evil one did to the other party. To say: now I did all I wanted of you, just fuck off! well, that very rarely happens, because it’s never over until the fat lady sings…Usually the Courtroom enters there and then.
Ciao!
Just noticed your comment. It’s “Billy pays for the other party to go”, I reckon, because Billy is the one who wants to be left alone, right?
As long as there is justice, fine.
Well – Billy was talking about his divorce.
I was making it a metaphor for telling off the federal government.
Just pay us what you owe and go..