Ali Handal: Music & Video
On My Own
(Ali Handal)
Written by Ali Handal
I wrote this song while on tour, driving solo across the US during the summer of 2001.
I had just broken up with my boyfriend and, though I was ecstatic with my new-found freedom, I was also experiencing the lonliness of the open road.
finally…I got what I wanted
flying free…unencumbered
Tennessee rolls past my window
almost three thousand miles
a long way from my bed
a long road still ahead
a long path I have tread
on my own
Genesee…my home-sweet-home
just me and my independence
my own time I can take
my own rules I can break
my own claim I can stake
on my own
finally…I got what I wanted
finally…I got what I wanted
on my own