The Alan Parsons Project

You're On Your Own

Written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons

The mother and son relationship


Do you know who I am

Do you know where you are

Are you where you want to be


Do you see what you like

Do you like what you see

Do you think a need in you

Can fulfill a need in me


You're on your own, you're on your own

In a no man's land

In a danger zone

You're on your own, you're on your own

And you cant turn back

And you can't find your way home


Do you know who you are

Do you know what you want

Can you see me as I am


Do you think you're a lion

And I am a lamb

That you came in here a boy

And you're going out a man


You're on your own, you're on your own

And there's no way out

Of the danger zone

You're on your own, you're on your own

And your only friend

Has a heart of stone


And now you are alone my friend

And I must set you free

And you must face the world outside

And find your destiny


You're on your own, you're on your own

In a no man's land

In a danger zone

You're on your own, you're on your own

And your only friend has a heart of stone


You're on your own, you're on your own

And there's no way out

Of the danger zone

You're on your own, you're on your own

Just a lonely child

And you can't find your way home



Song copyright 1990 The Freudiana Music Company Limited

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