[Refrain]
You don’t know how heavy it is
To be your everything all of the time
You seem to think we’re just fine
[Verse 1]
First thing when I wake up in the morning
And the last thing at night
You’ve got to have your arms around me
Just wish you wouldn’t squeeze so tight
You talk a great deal of independence
But you sure don’t do it right
[Chorus]
There’s something hanging over my shoulder
There’s someone running ‘round my dome
You’ll find when you are older
You’ve got to learn to be alone
[Refrain]
I know how much bettеr it is
To be unfetterеd and detached, free to roam
But you needed a home
[Verse 2]
Can’t get through a book or rent a movie
Can’t read the paper undisturbed
Every move I make you do it for me
Before I say a word
I would consider suicide
But my thoughts might be overheard
[Chorus]
There’s something hanging over my shoulder
There’s someone running ‘round my dome
You’ll find when you are older
You’ve got to learn to be alone
[Solo]
[Chorus]
There’s something hanging over my shoulder
There’s someone running ‘round my dome
You’ll find when you are older
You’ve got to learn to be alone
[Chorus]
There’s something hanging over my shoulder
There’s someone running ‘round my dome
You’ll find when you are older
You like to be alone