Start with colours They always get away with attitude But they'll try to convince you of your mood And what you want, they'll give it to you But it's only therapy, that's all they do And for a year She was anti-pioneer Singing sappy songs About what went wrong Two years before But even now when the false is true When I call me you When the flag changes colours The language knows When the month changes numbers It's time to go When the flag changes colors The language knows When the month changes numbers It's time to go home Anti-pioneer then Anti-pioneer then Anti-pioneer then Anti-pioneer then And for a year She was anti-pioneer The past arrived too late To change the future's fate But even now when the false gets true And living colours seem possible to you When the flag changes colours The language knows When the month changes numbers It's time to go When the flag changes colours The language knows When the month changes numbers It's time to go home

Patient, anticipation Up till now I've been hurry up and waiting At a bus stop in Independence Licking an ice cream cone I've been kicking, I've been scheming This is as close as I've ever been to leaving Five blocks away A stone's throw from home But I'm as good as gone I gotta get gone, gone, gone Shooting like a gun, a gun, a gun Skipping like a stone, stone, stone Far as I can run to where freedom is free There's a road like a long grey ribbon far as I can see And it's pulling Independence outta me Emancipation, paper chasing Leaving with question marks and momma's blessing Put her picture in my pocket, 'long with her rosary Some say I'm crazy, a little loco And most of my friends will live and die in this zip code It might be for me, but until I go How am I ever supposed to know I gotta get gone, gone, gone Shooting like a gun, a gun, a gun Skipping like a stone, stone, stone Far as I can run to where freedom is free There's a road like a long grey ribbon far as I can see I'm busting out of independence Independence busting out of me I'm busting out of Independence Independence busting out of me I gotta get gone, gone, gone Shooting like a gun, a gun, a gun Skipping like a stone, stone, stone Far as I can run to where freedom is free There's a road like a long grey ribbon, far as I can see There's a road like a long grey ribbon, far as I can see And it's pulling Independence outta me Independence

When I first laid eyes on you Well, the night just felt so odd You looked at me and the stars lined up So I thought I'd heard from God And I gave him my best shot Loving you was like throwing a lasso around a tornado I tried to hold on to you Took a ride on a tilt-a-whirl that sits on top of the World Man, I thought I could show you I've always been afraid of flying But you can't blame a girl for trying Felt like a pearl when I was holding your hand So precious I forgot You could have any girl but I only wanted one man And you were everything I'm not Still I gave it my best shot Loving you was like throwing a lasso around a tornado I tried to hold on to you Took a turn on a high trapeze swinging over the deep I thought I could show you I've always been afraid of flying But you can't blame a girl for trying Like a vine bends a tree to the ground I won't hold you down I tried to climb just as high But I found all the clouds touch the ground In this small town Took a ride on a high trapeze swinging over the deep I thought I could show you That I've always been afraid of flying But you can't blame a girl for trying No, you can't blame a girl