My Life

Phil Ochs

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 death 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.

Trivia about the song My Life by Phil Ochs

When was the song “My Life” released by Phil Ochs?
The song My Life was released in 1969, on the album “Rehearsals For Retirement”.

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