HIGHWAY 152

Face against the window
Pushing against the pain
The ache of flight soaring in me
Flapping these broken wings
As I look down the street
For a way of escape
I just have to run to somewhere
Can’t get out of this place fast enough
Yet the ties that hold me
Frozen to this place
Wrap a little tighter in moments of breaking free
To break free of the expectations
To be free from the what you gonna be
I hide my dreams for who would understand them
Who would not laugh when I slip up
Do I my eyes betray the crouching
Of my restless spirit
Does my lack of involvement
Give my fears away
Face against the memories
Pushing hard against the pain
The ache of remembering
As the moments live again
Is freedom in my thumb
Found on highway 152
Is my new life waiting
Where the highway runs
I have vowed not be like
Those I leave behind
May they not come to haunt me
Promises I can not keep
Is this a dream
Is this my reality
How can a kid find himself
Filled with such ache
If I could just see past tomorrow
If I could live life without fear
Face against the window
Pushing against the pain
Trying not to drown in memories
Dragging me back again