I Refuse to Be Lonely

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 good-bye

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 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, 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