the night's drawing in on the city,nthe manager picks up his phone,neverything seems such a pity,nlearning to live on your own,nnews travels fast down the wire,nbreaks up before it hits home,nthrow a rock n' roll song on the fire,nlearning to live on your ownnin the half light of dawn,nyou'll wave (leave) this world of ours goodbye (behind),nplease accept this message of my tears...nthings that take minutes last for hours,na plane crashes on its way home,nthe company still feeds on our (your) power,nlearning to live on your ownnin the half light of dawn,nyou'll wave (leave) this world of ours goodbye (behind),ni can't see a new star in the heavens,ni won't (don't) hear the tributes that they own,nthrow a rock n' roll song on the fire,nlearning to live on your own