I can`t hold you like I want to
Can`t hold you to the promises you make
You won`t be here tonight or any other night

It would be a lie to say I`m not afraid
But to be afraid is something that I`ve always been
The difference is this time I`m not giving in

Yes, I am alone, yes, I`m on my own
But for the first time in my life
I`m gonna carry on, yes, I`m gonna ache

But I will not break, some things I can choose
And baby I refuse to be lonely to be lonely
I can`t change you, I can`t blame you

And this time, I`m not even gonna try
You do what you have to do
I`ll do the same thing too

You`ve got a right to say good-bye
But I`ve got a right to take care of myself
I realize that I come first before anyone else

Yes, I am alone, yes, I`m on my own
But for the time in my life
I`m gonna carry on, yes, I`m gonna ache

But I will not break, some things I can choose
And baby, I refuse to be lonely
Lonely is a place I used to be
But I`m closing that door, I won`t live there anymore

Yes, I am alone, yes, I`m on my own
But for the first time in my life
I`m gonna carry on, yes, I`m gonna ache

But I will not break, some things I can choose
And baby, I refuse to be lonely
To be lonely, to be lonely