C# F# Got a call from an old friend weʼd used to be real close G# C# Said he couldnʼt go on the American way F# Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to the west coast G# C# Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A. C# F# I donʼt need you to worry for me cause Iʼm allright G# C# I donʼt want you to tell me itʼs time to come home F# I donʼt care what you say anymore this is my life G# A#m Go ahead with your own life leave me alone F I never said you had to offer me a second chance C#7 D#9 I never said I was a victim of circumstance F# C# I still belong F A#m Donʼt get me wrong D#9 And you can speak your mind F# G# F# G# But not on my time C# F# They will tell you you canʼt sleep alone in a strange place G# C# Then theyʼll tell you canʼt sleep with somebody else F# Ah but sooner or later you sleep in your own space G# C# Either way itʼs O.K. you wake up with yourself