You Tell Me That I`m Falling Down

<br>words by Anna McGarrigle<br>music by Carol S. Holland<br>&amp;copy; Anna McGarrigle and C.S. Holland (ASCAP)<br><br>You tell me that I`m falling down<br>A drifter with no role<br>You tell me that I need a friend<br>To help me take control<br><br>Well let it be I`m not alone<br>I`m only lonely see<br>And you can`t tell me where to go<br>Or what or who to be<br><br>I am exactly what I am<br>And not the way you`d like to see me be<br>I look outside long as I can<br>Then I close my eyes and watch my world unfold before me<br><br>I may not lead the simple life<br>I`ve no love of my own<br>If no one gives me all his heart<br>I`ll manage with a loan<br><br>I`m very used to feeling sad<br>It doesn`t make me cry<br>And yes I do know how to love<br>And what you say`s a lie<br><br>I am exactly what I am<br>And not the way you`d like to see me be<br>I look outside long as I can<br>Then I close my eyes and watch my world unfold before me<br><br>You tell me that I`m falling down<br>A drifter with no role<br>You tell me that I need a friend<br>To help me take control<br><br>Well let it be I`m not alone<br>I`m only lonely see<br>And you can`t tell me where to go<br>Or what or who to be<br><br>I am exactly what I am<br>And not the way you`d like to see me be<br>I look outside long as I can<br>Then I close my eyes and watch my world unfold before me