I saw de girl
down on the beach
I want to touch
but her love was out of reach
She with her boy friend
but he so big and strong
Something tell me
not to go where I do not belong
So I go
to the show
And I get stopped
by the man at the door
He ask me for a ticket
"you got de I.D.?"
"Come back later son
when you are twenty."
What's the matter with me
Could it be,
this is my destiny
Is this the place I should be
He won't let me in
and she don't want to be with me
In de summer sunshine
I'm on my own
I'm on my own
So I go spend my money
at the arcade
I lose de game,
I don't know how to play
I see de girl,
she win de extra round
and the machine
make a victory sound
I see some kids,
they play the volley ball
I want to play
but these boys are so tall
They laugh at me
and they ask me where my mother is
Oh if God would grant
just one wish
Fix what's the matter with me
Help me please,
I'm begging on my knees
Is this the place I should be
I can't play the game
I'm a disgrace to my name
Without a home
I'm on my own
I'm on my own
So now I'm standin here,
I don't know where to go
All the streets are filled
with people I don't know
Some are so big
and some are small
Some are livin
with their back against the wall
Some they laugh
and some they cry
Some don't even
know the reason why
Some are so different
but now I see
There are some
who are the same as me
Nothin the matter with me
Can't you see
I'm the way that I should be
This is the place I should be
This is my home
even though
I'm on my own
I'm on my own
I'm on my own
I'm on my own