• I am going to hit my head on the exit sign
    Run right past the finish line
    Fall into oblivion and never, ever look back again.
    I’m going to cut my hair short, and grow it out long
    And prove to all you haters, that you’re all wrong
    That I may be mean and rude and too complicated
    But I have feelings and I hate when I’m hated.

    And yeah, I may not wear dresses or skirts or bows
    But that doesn’t mean don’t feel all the blows
    Bullets, grenades, sticks, stones, the words of words stuck onto arrows
    They hit me harder than the food poisoning from the bad milk at the corner store
    That, hit me in bed for three days.
    Hit’s me harder than the wanna-be winter wind outside
    Knocking on the windows
    Blowing the leaves around
    Confusing the confused who live underground
    Hiding their emotions beneath the stones and dirt
    The bones of the earth
    And when I go to visit, the bones of me.

    The exit sign is waiting
    But the stop sign interferes
    Sends me flying back the way I came
    Shaking me with fear and yells
    “Look at what you’ll lose
    Not just a meal or two,
    A LIFETIME, A daughter, a son
    Your mother’s funeral, your 21st birthday
    Your husband’s last breath.
    Your life will be changed
    You are young and excited
    Do not let oblivion drag you
    It’s voice is sweet, the call is dangerous.
    Those in the front row? The ones in the back?
    They have eyes and ears and lungs and hearts and voices
    Just like you do, and some days
    They feel just like you do.”
    The stop sign says, as he picks me back up.
    “Lend a hand, don’t be afraid to make a mends.
    I am giving you a second chance.
    I am giving you this moment
    So, just think for a moment.”

    And that’s what I did
    And it only took one minute
    For me to turn my life around
    See the brighter day
    Because I know, I know the first step is the hardest
    But turn west and chase the sunset
    So you will always be bathed in its warm orange glow
    And follow the real path for you.
    And I know, I know that your legs may grow week
    Navy may wash over before you can catch up
    Look up and see stars shining, like they always do
    Then turn to me and I will sing this song for you.

    I see the Moon
    The moon sees me
    The moon sees somebody
    That I don’t see

    God bless the moon
    And God bless me
    God bless the somebody
    That I don’t see

    If I go to heaven
    Before you do
    I’ll make a hole
    And pull you through

    And I’ll write your name
    On every star
    And that way the world
    Won’t seem so far.