[Verse 1]
Descending the stairs, I start with the feeling that something I needed was lost
And going through my pockets, I wasn't really sure what it was
And walking through the morning air, I get a feeling that something was no longer there
So I went through all my pockets again and didn't know what I lost
[Pre-Chorus]
Then back up the stairs that night, when I switched on the light, it felt empty and dark
The answer came through to me clear as a voice from above
[Chorus]
That I can live without anything
If I can live without love
[Verse 2]
I don't need a million things, need a brighter screen, need a tropical dream
I don't need the latest wheels just to roll me around
I don't need to dress to impress. keeping up with the rest, stamp a brand on my chest
I don't need to read about the breeding of the greedy and loud
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't need position, I don't need confession, I don't need a session to talk
Nothing's important, now I'm living somewhere above
[Chorus]
'Cause I can live without anything
Now I can live without love
'Cause I can live without anything
Now I can live without love
[Break: Interviewer & Charles Bukowski]
What's your definition of love?
Love?
It's kind of like, you know, when you see a fog in the morning, when you wake up
Before the sun comes out
It's just there a little while, then it burns away...
Really?
Absolutely
It burns away?
Yes, quickly
[Bridge]
I don't need permission, public exhibitions
Holding my position, changing my decisions
Wondering just why and where and how and when and what is a lie
Late night complications, futile conversations
Endlessly revolving through the same few situations
I don't need to read about the breeding of the greedy and loud
(Getting louder, and louder, and louder, and louder...)
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't need position, I don't need confession, I don't need a session to talk
Nothing's important, now I'm living somewhere above (Above, above, above...)
[Chorus]
'Cause I can live without anything
Now I can live without love, love, love ,love
'Cause I can live without anything
Now I can live without love (Without love)