My Life Lyrics - Phil Ochs

My life was once a joy to me 

Never knowing, I was growing, every day 

My life was once a toy to me 

And I wound it and I found it, ran away 

So, I raced through the night with a face at my feet 

Like a God I would write, all the melodies were sweet 

And the women were white, it was easy to survive 

My life was so alive 

My life was once a flag to me 

And I waved it and behaved like I was told 

My life was once a drag to me 

And I loudly and I proudly lost control 

I was drawn by a dream, I was loved by a lie 

Every serf on the scene begged me to buy 

But I slipped through the scheme, so lucky to fail 

My life was not for sale 

My life is now a myth to me 

Like the drifter, with his laughter in the dawn 

My life is now a death to me 

So, I'll mold it and I'll hold it till I'm born 

So, I turned to the land where I'm so out of place 

Throw a curse on the plan in return for the grace 

To know where I stand, take everything I own 

Take your tap from my phone and leave my life alone 

My life alone