What is it 'bout society
It somehow does me wrong
I do my best to do what's right
I guess I don't belong
It must be easy for the rest of you
Why isn't it for me?
I want you to be happy
But I guess you'd be happier without me

Did you ever feel like you showed up
At the wrong place and time?
They cast you as the hero
And you don't know your lines?
Sometimes you hit a lucky break
And you make half a friend
But once they know how strange you are
That'll be the end of that

Gonna buy me a cabin
Up in a mountain vale
Be at peace with my surroundings
The wind and the hail
The rain don't cause me anger
The snow don't cause no guilt
Be at peace with God and nature
Gonna go somewhere else

Lord knows I don't mean harm to anyone
I try to be polite
I didn't mean it like you took it
Don't want to start a fight
Seems you'd prefer to see me gone
Or wouldn't mind at least
But wouldn't leaving now
Be one of the things you hate about me?

Gonna live on an island
A thousand miles away
And bathe in salty water
Not worry what to say
Gonna live my life in silence
Or maybe say hello
To the creatures in the treetops
Sounds nice—it's where I'm gonna go

I'm gonna go
Be by myself
By myself

I remember how you told me
You asked me not to go
No one else does things like this
That's why they hate you so
Then after I was gone
Your memories faded fast
I'm sure you smile more often
Don't think much about the past

Gonna live in the forest
Upon a wooded hill
Drink water from the river
And always eat my fill
Get up early in the morning
And sleep long every night
With no one to be bothered
By me... It'd be all right

I wish things had worked out differently
I would have loved you warm
Didn't want to be alone
But alone, at least, my love don't do no harm

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