Don't hold me too tightly Don't meld me to your design Don't mock me with duties Don't rob me of what is mine My life, and the gift of being free To live this life for me Before me lie landscapes Which lure me to worlds beyond My goal is my journey My soul is a vagabond Confine it, and all to soon you'll see I live this life for me Don't crowd me with questions Don't love me by force You'll win me by letting me go A river must ramble Must find its own course A freedom to follow its low And though I may wonder I know I am all I need Wherever I wander I'll never let others lead Don't make me be someone I can't be I live this life for me Don't take me for granted Don't make me your better half I shan't be your trophy That can't be my epitaph One thing, only one I guarantee To live this life for me A soul bordered fettered is quick to take fright For fear it may sicken and die An eagle kept captive will one day take flight Returning once more to the skies So now will you free me Or how will my life begin I will let you love me I won't let you wall me in I can't live my giving What makes my life worth living This life for live for me For me