Life on your own

I want to let you in on a secret,
About life when you're on your own,
It isn't what it's all cracked up to be,
I feel that these things need to be known.

When I first moved out of my parents' nest,
I thought that I was the king,
Party every night was my life,
I didn't care about a thing.

As time went by and things got hard,
Plus losing each job I earned.
Bills piled up to the ceiling,
Is soon the life I learned.

Living each week on a low income,
Is not what I had in mind.
Myself filled without so much confusion,
Seemed like I just wanted to rewind.

To think of the life I had before,
Without the worry to succeed or fail.
Should I go back to the simple life?
Or should I keep on hammering the nail?

I started to ignore my pain,
For the fact that I had support.
With a little help from the one I love,
The defects in my life could start to sort.

I'm not saying that the times aren't still hard,
Each day I have a challenge to come.
My hectic life still filled with love,
Is the reason my worries are numb.