Nobody's gonna hold you down Nobody's gonna make you lose your mind Nobody's gonna change your life Nobody but you Nobody but you, you, uh-uh, yeah So many things about this crazy world Are gonna hurt you - yeah, it's inevitable But they can't cause you even half the harm That you keep doing to yourself And I try to make you see it But I swear you must be blind Oh, 'cause I see how you're falling Over and over, again and again Nobody's gonna hold you down Nobody's gonna make you lose your mind Nobody's gonna change your life Nobody but you Nobody but you, you, uh-uh, yeah I only say this 'cause I love you so You're giving everything to everybody and then some You're speeding up until you lose control I see it coming, but you just keep going And I try to make you stop it But you don't have those kinds of brakes So you fly until you're crashing Over and over, again and again Nobody's gonna hold you down Nobody's gonna make you lose your mind Nobody's gonna change your life Nobody but you Nobody but you, you, uh-uh You need somebody to tell you you're fucked - you're fucked You need somebody to tell you you're loved - you're loved Nobody's gonna hold you down Nobody's gonna make you lose your mind Nobody's gonna change your life Nobody but you Nobody but you, you, uh-uh, yeah