Go back home Get a job and get paid Marry a girl Go home and get laid Buy a big old house where we both can live Have a couple of drinks and have a couple of kids Whoa oh, and I, I left my life behind But I ain't got time to look back on When I was free, when I was free Free to be who I want to be Free to not care, ahh When I was free, free and lonely People would see me on the street They'd stop and stare When I was free La la la, la la la la la la (Free and lonely) La la la la la (Free and lonely) La la la When I was free, yeah Free and lonely Free and lonely Move out west Living hand to mouth My Hollywood plans have all gone south So I move back east where I can pay the rent But she want a big old house with a big old fence Whoa oh, and I, I left my life behind But I ain't got time to look back on When I was free, when I was free Free to be who I want to be Free to not care, ahh When I was free, free and lonely People would see me on the street They'd stop and stare When I was free La la la, la la la la la la (Free and lonely) La la la la la (Free and lonely) La la la When I was free, yeah Free and lonely Free and lonely Free and lonely When I was free Free and lonely People would see me on the street They'd stop and stare When I was free