I don't wanna sing the songs that my father did I don't wanna find a girl I don't wanna settle down I can hear the song he sang, just like yesterday But they're so far away Just because I'm running over a bridge Doesn't mean that the water's troubled And even if I'm a rolling stone doesn't mean I'm rubble When you see me driving down on the highway It's ok, I ain't going to hell I do it my way I got another story to tell Sure you know me well But mamma you can't tell how I feel I'm no fortunate son You used to sing to me R.E.S.P.E.C.T But that seems so long ago Just because I'm running over a bridge Doesn't mean that the water's troubled And even if I'm a rolling stone Doesn't mean I'm rubble When you see me driving down on the highway It's ok, I ain't going to hell I do it my way I got another story to tell Need my own story to tell yeah Need my own story to tell I'm recalling all those songs But I can't sing along I wanna sing the songs that my father did But I cannot sing the songs that my father did They all seem broken, they need to be fixed Just because I'm running over a bridge Doesn't mean that the water's troubled And even if I'm a rolling stone Doesn't mean I'm rubble When you see me driving down on the highway It's ok, I ain't going to hell I do it my way I got another story to tell Need my own story to tell yeah Need my own story to tell Just because I'm running over a bridge Doesn't mean that the water's troubled