You dont understand the pattern of my life
Because my life has got no pattern
You dont see and you cant feel the wind
Thats blowing at my back and saying move boy
You think this burning fever in my heart is just a folly
And Im throwin away my happiness by leaving you
Well, its my life, throw it away if I want to
Ive 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 wont satisfy his heart and soothe his ego
I sleep all day and run all night
And you tell me that that aint right
That aint what the husbands of your friends do
But its 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 Im tired of feeling guilty
And Im tired of having nothing
And Im throwin away this life
Youve had me shackled to
Its my life, throw it away if I want to
Ive 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 wont satisfy his heart and soothe his ego
I sleep all day and run all night
And you tell me that that aint right
That aint what the husbands of your friends do
But its my life, throw it away if I want to