The Getaway

I want to get away
Get away from this place
Go somewhere new
Wipe the slate clean

Leave this small town behind
Along with the pain it has caused me
Let the bad memories fade away
Let the good live long

I want to get away
Run past the county line
Run past the state border
TIme's not on my side

Need to run to forget
Need to run to move on
If I stay in this place too long
I'll never know my outside world

The connection with this town
Has become too strong
It has made me vulnerable
To get hurt by everything I've always known

Leaving would be the better choice
Keeping the goodbyes and stress behind me
The strong connection needs to fade a little bit
Down to become weaker

I could be gone a day
I could be gone a year
Change needs to come to me
I need to find myself to know

My dear small town
I do not want to forget
Separation is needed
For me to clear my head

So I begin to run
The opposite direction of home
With internal conflict, a roadblock
The decision of whether or not to turn around

I stop running a few moments later
Knowing I can not run from my problems
But I need to find myself
I need to make the decision

I begin to run again
In the same direction I started
Separation is needed
For me to clear my head