My Life Lyrics

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 bone and leave my life alone

My life alone

Phil Ochs - Rehearsals for Retirement/Gunfight at Carnegie Hall

Nov 2000

1. Pretty Smart On My Part
2. My Life
3. The World Began In Eden But Ended In Los Angeles
4. Doesn't Lenny Live Here Anymore
5. Rehearsals For Retirement
6. Mona Lisa
7. I Ain't Marchin' Anymore
8. Oakie From Meskogee
9. Chords Of Fame
10. Buddy Holly Medley: Not Fade Away/I'm Gonna Love You Too/Think It Over/Oh Boy/Everyday It's So...
11. Tape From California
12. Elvis Medley And Encore: My Baby Left Me/I'm Ready/Heartbreak Hotel/All Shook Up/Are You Lonesome...
13. A Fool Such As I