To all the punks....
Who said I would never go anywhere, do anything, make anything of myself. Who told me I was stupid, ugly and unkind. Who spread rumors, who promoted ill-will. Who were mean to me in high school, belittled me and were in general just mean to me... I give you these lyrics courtesy of Alanis Morrisette
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 To 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 reeling forgetting all that came before I felt primed and ready once surrounded by the palms 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 "no dear you can't" got the best of me 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
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 To 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 reeling forgetting all that came before I felt primed and ready once surrounded by the palms 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 "no dear you can't" got the best of me 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