Miles to Go

A lone boy on the highway
A future undefined
The rebel soul that got away and left his past behind
A lone boy on the highway
You've seen his face before
Two paths diverged and you went right
But he's left wanting more
And where he'll land
This town will never know-
He's got miles and miles and miles to go
His shoes that pound the pavement
The daydream he can't name
Now make that boy a lonely girl
And tell me she's the same
The boy you call a rebel
The girl— she's running scared
Cause any girl who's on her own
Is out there unprepared
She looks away
She keeps her profile low
She's got miles and miles and miles to go

The game has been rigged but I learned to play
And I'm not the enemy. I paved the way
I stood in my own mother's kitchen
The door slammed behind me
I blink and I'm you again-

I'm singing Janis Joplin at the top of my lungs
I'm cursing like a sailor and I'm speaking in tongues
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom

A lone boy on the highway
You think: That could be me
But you were born a woman and you'll never be that free
The glass cracks in the ceiling and women swell with pride
But when a woman breaks the rules
The world's not on her side
The wheels of change
They move so goddamn slow
Yes, we've come miles and miles and miles
But we've got miles
And miles
And miles and miles
And miles and miles
And miles
To go