All alone, the broadening skies Under thee, every night, I will lie Scratch and claw and grip the rails Every day my living hell Oh God, you know I tried I know how hard I try You know I try Get me out of here Get me out of here man Get me out of here Hey, I'd like to daze away To a place no one has known In a state of mind I could call mine That only I could own Where I could hum a tune anytime I choose And then there is no such thing as time Where I can feel no pain, just calm and sane What a place for one to find Now, you see I'm watching everything I do And they're watching everything I say Why won't they leave me, leave me, leave, won't leave me be? Why am I even here? And I wonder You leave me wondering You leave me wondering Won't you stop watching me I said, they're watching me, watching me, watching me Now in my corner, I got the ceiling in my eyes Arms holding up my knees And rocking back and forth my life I didn't mean to feel this way When I walked into the door, Lord Then they ripped away my memories And I can't remember who, who I was before Now, you see I'm watching everything I do And they're watching everything I say Why won't they leave me, leave me, leave, won't leave me be? Now I only wanted to sixteen and free And I wonder