Unprodigal daughter
Alanis morissetteI would run away and say
"Good riddance, soon enough"
I had grown disgusted
By your small-minded ceiling
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
Unprodigal 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 feeling
Forgetting all that came before
I felt primed and ready
Once surrounded by the pawns
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
Unprodigal 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 I know you
You can't get the best of me
When 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 of
Unprodigal 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