I finally got my feet wet Can I commit to this risin' sea? Or am I comin' home? I feel like I got a freight train Buried down on me But I'm somehow holdin' on I lay awake at night And dream of things that they can't see Well, I try to reconcile all the plans they've made for me Yeah, they tell me, "realize my freedom while I'm on my own" But there's nothin' free about Bein' alone I have tried temptation Someone to have and to hold I've tried medication To fill the void in my soul I've tried contemplation I thought I could think myself whole But there's nothin' free about Bein' alone Most folks can change their philosophy To get a leg up in the game Me, I'm just stuck here with what I believe And it ain't got no fancy name I don't trust myself with life's beautiful things My stone hands and heart can break whatever it brings And they tell me, "realize my freedom while I'm on my own" But there's nothin' free about Bein' alone I have tried temptation Someone to have and to hold I've tried medication To fill the void in my soul I've tried contemplation I thought I could think myself whole But there's nothin' free about Bein' alone I have tried temptation Someone to have and to hold I've tried medication To fill the void in my soul I've tried contemplation I thought I could think myself whole But there's nothin' free about No, there's nothin' free about Oh, there's nothin' free about Bein' alone