Phil Ochs - My Life lyrics

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 d**h 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