Unprodigal Daughter

I had disengaged to avoid being totaled

I would run away and say

Good riddance, soon enough

I had grown disgusted

By your small-minded ceiling

To imagine myself bolting

Had not been difficult

Soon be my life

Soon be my pace

Soon be my choice of which you'll have no part of

Unprodigal daughter

And I'm heading for the west

Disenchanted daughter

And this plane cannot fly fast enough

Unencumbered daughter

Hit the ground running at last

I'd invite you

But I'm busy being unoppressed

I hit the ground running

Although I know not what toward

I hit the town reeling

Forgetting all that came before

I felt primed and ready

Unsurrounded by the pawns

I felt culture shocked

But dissuaded I was not

This is my town

This is my voice

This is my taste of which you've have no part of

Unprodigal daughter

And I'm heading for the west

Disenchanted daughter

And this plane cannot fly fast enough

Unencumbered daughter

Hit the ground running at last

I'd invite you

But I'm busy being unoppressed

One day I'll saddle back

And speak of foreign adventures

One day I'll double back

And tell you about these unfettered years

One day I'll look back

And feel something other than relieved

Glad that I left when I did

Before: No dear, you can't get the best of me

When I'd speak of artistry

You would roll your eyes skyward

When I'd speak of spirituality

You would label it absurd

When I spoke of possibility

You would frown and shake your head

If I had stayed much longer

I'd have surely imploded

These are my words

This is my house

These are my friends of which you've had no part of

Unprodigal daughter

And I'm heading for the west

Disenchanted daughter

And this plane cannot fly fast enough

Unencumbered daughter

Hit the ground running at last

I'd invite you

But I'm busy being unoppressed