leave me alone i need to be on my own tired of you thinkin you re right telling me i m always wrong i don t know but one thing s for sure the sooner i see you walkin out that door the better i ll be oh the better i ll be so stop bringin me down you can t find somethin nice to say don t say it at all let me make my own mistakes i ll beat your love the hard way oh the hard way oh the hard way i know it sounds funny but i know you just can t help yourself cause in your mind you just can t stand by and let me talk how can you tell me all the ins and outs you don t know where i ve been or what i m all about or what i m feelin i ve got to live to believe yeah so so stop bringin me down you can t find somethin nice to say don t say it at all let me make my own mistakes i ll beat your love the hard way oh the hard way you can tell me all the ins and outs you don t know where i ve been or what i m all about or what i m feelin i ve got to live to believe yeah so stop bringin me down you can t find somethin nice to say don t say it at all let me make my own mistakes i ll beat your love the hard way oh the hard way so stop bringin me down you can t find somethin nice to say don t say it at all let me make my own mistakes i ll beat your love the hard way oh the hard way oh yeah i want somebody who understands oh i ve got to learn the hard way