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

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

unprodigial 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 feeling

forgetting all that came before

i felt primed and ready

once surrounded 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

unprodigial 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

i know you

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

unprodigial 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

unprodigial 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