Leaving Home

Here's the sock you left on the floor Here's the path leading out the door Can't spend another day with you I won't hollow myself out anymore 'Cause today I'm leaving home I'm leaving home I'm leaving home Up on this stage we acted happy And I performed well at my part And I'm a master of suspending disbelief But I can't suspend my heart And I'll settle in the drivers' seat Slam the door and latch the belt Gonna turn the key and drive away Gonna watch my worries melt And speedin' toward my window Is a future free of you And I glance back in my window As your face recedes from view And today is the day Today is the day I'm leaving home Leaving home Spent too much of my gold on you Spent too much growin' old on you And it's not always your choice And it's time I found my voice (2x) And I'm leaving home (4x) But something's catching in my throat I can't remember to forget The way I know you'll feel When you discover that I've left And my foot's still on the pedal But I can't keep from looking back And I don't think I've ever seen a tear of yours And managed not to crack Cars pass North, East, South and West of me Silent but the whirring of my mind's own machinery Why must I surrender to that sadness that you wear Ah, wake me from this sweet dream, I'm already there There's a knot inside my stomach And now you're opening the door And you're looking quite fine tonight And the sock is off the floor And I'll wear my illegal smile I won't climb any hill too steep I've got Xanax to control my nerves I've got Ambien to sleep And I'm leaving home And I'm leaving home Yes, tomorrow, ah tomorrow Tomorrow I'm leaving home I'm leaving home Tomorrow I'm leaving home I'm leaving home Tomorrow I'm leaving home I'm leaving home I'm leaving home Ah-ah, ah-ah I'm leaving home I'm leaving home I'm leaving home I'm leaving home