Do whatever gets you off I can see you now, laid back in your apartments and homes, or whatever Feeling high, feeling good You all live to yourself, you know It all takes me back to something I would like to say to you It says I remember when When it was just a dream But it 'came a reality with so many material Material things The love we once shared Is no longer there We're both running fast, running fast and Going nowhere But now it looks like it's all lettin' in I'd like to pick up the pieces and start all over again But I've got to do it my way That's the only way I know Lord help me I-I-I I'm tired of going on here, see And I refuse to let anything, anything stand in my way Stand in my way, stand in my way, yeah, yeah, yeah I remember when I was seventeen Still at the hand of years And my nose was still clean Mother and father Oh, they passin' on some good advice But oh, I couldn't let them, I couldn't let them memorize Lookin' back, lookin' back over the years The things I went through, where went the cheer Doing it my way That's the only way I know, oh yeah I went as long as I could on here, see If you can't handle something, brother, you better let it leave Go or stay, yeah, yeah, yeah It's just like this particular night, you know While I was down a little early I came to Massachusetts before I knew I don't know, somebody thought I couldn't feel it At that particular time, so I'm back tonight And I feel pretty good Even a little, little end of this Got its way of breakin' a tear Doin' it this way And he's not gonna go on here, see Help me say Bobby if I can help ya, I'm gonna let it lay Least I put my hat on, get on out the door Or get on out your way What you say, yeah? That's what says I'm doing it my way, my way, my ohh, ooh At this point in time, look at ya, I let them groove on See, that's the kind of song that you put on You know what I mean? When you got something that takes a long time to do it Something so good you do it over and over again Y'all know what I'm talking about You know, they keep changin' the record player The record player, the stereo, you know what I mean? Just like every time I would get down with my ol' lady, the phone would ring I'd take it off the hook Well, hope everybody's havin' a party And when I party, I party I love to party, I party I just like to, I'm just expressing myself I bet y'all understand that