i can t hold you like i want to can t hold you to the promises you make you won t be here tonight or any other night it would be a lie to say i m not afraid but to be afraid is something that i ve always been the difference is this time i m not giving in yes i am alone yes i m on my own but for the first time in my life i m gonna carry on yes i m gonna ache but i will not break some things i can choose and baby i refuse to be lonely to be lonely i can t change you i can t blame you and this time i m not even gonna try you do what you have to do i ll do the same thing too you ve got a right to say goodbye but i ve got a right to take care of myself i realize that i come first before anyone else yes i am alone yes i m on my own but for the first time in my life i m gonna carry on yes i m gonna ache but i will not break some things i can choose and baby i refuse to be lonely lonely is a place i used to be but i m closing that door i won t live there anymore yes i am alone yes i m on my own but for the first time in my life i m gonna carry on carry on yes i m gonna ache but i will not break some things i can choose and baby i refuse to be lonely to be lonely  to be lonely