When I look too closely, I can see the end I forget my purpose when I think from within And now push it away if it feels too good I told you I love you the best that I could The best you could You talk so much, you say so little That's me, there's you, who's in the middle It's a stranger's touch like a mother's hand Just lettin' me know where we stand Where we stand And you can't convince me that you're the only one If you don't like my way, there's 6 billion minus one And I won't let you in no matter what the consequence And I'll be ok, give enough love for independence Independence Just a shade away, a lie I'm told Don't ask me to stay before I grow old I'm a little in love a lot of the time Then you push and ya shove Would you make up my mind And you can't convince me that you're the only one If you don't like my way, there's 6 billion minus one And I won't let you in no matter what the consequence And I'll be ok, give enough love for independence Independence And I don't believe in forever (independence) And I promise you that I'll never (independence) Give myself away, give it all away Give myself away, give it all away And you can't convince me that you're the only one If you don't like my way, there's 6 billion minus one And I won't let you in no matter what the consequence And I'll be ok, give enough love for independence Independence And you can't convince me that you're the only one If you don't like my way, there's 6 billion minus one And I won't let you in no matter what the consequence And I'll be ok, give enough love for independence Independence Independence Independence Independence When I look too closely, I can see the end I forget my purpose when I think from within