I Wonder

All alone, the broadening skies

Under thee, every night, I lie

(Every night I will lie)

Scratch and claw and grip the rails

Everyday, my living hell

Oh, God, you know I tried

I know how hard I try

You know I tried

Oh-oh

Hey, I'd like to daze away

To a place no one has known

In a state of mind I could call mine

That only I could own

Where I can hum a tune anytime I choose

And there's no such thing as time

Where I feel no pain, just calm and sane

What a place for one to find

Now, you see

I'm watching everything I do

And they're watching everything I say

So they will leave and leave and be

Whoa, leave me be

Sometimes I gotta ask myself, I said

Why am I even here?

Ooh, and I wonder

You leave me wondering

You leave me wondering

Ooh, I can't stop watchin' me

I said, they're watching me, watching me, watching me, yeah

Mmm, oh-oh

Ooh, ooh

Now, in my corner

I got their stealin' in my eyes and

And arms holding up my knees

And, man, rockin' back and forth's my life

I didn't mean to feel this way

When I walked into the door

And they ripped away my memories

And I can't remember who I was before

No, Lord, no

And now they're watching everything I do

And they're watching everything I say

So they'll leave me be

Oh, leave me be

Hey, hey, oh

And I only wanted to be sixteen

And free, yeah

And I wonder