If I Don't Go

There’s a burnt out streetlight down at the end of the road

 Sometimes I go out there when I wanna be alone

 It’s only in the middle of the night so you won’t hear the door close

 I can tell that lately when you’ve been looking at me

 The woman you see there, she’s who you want me to be

 It’s only in the middle of the night that I start thinking ‘bout leaving

 What if I just keep on walking

 What’ll I do when the road runs out

 What if it turns out that I don’t need you

 What do I know about freedom anyhow

 If I don’t go, how will I know

 Nobody’s told how it’s supposed to be

 Love is a crooked line, I’m learning that the truth ain’t free

 If I’d known better I’d have run away but I’ve been tethered by a rope that I

couldn’t see

 What if I just keep on walking

 What’ll I do when the road runs out

 What if it turns out that I don’t need you

 What do I know about freedom anyhow

 If I don’t go, how will I know

 And what about the bird up there on the telephone wire 

 If she doesn’t want for freedom, how will she know to go higher

 It’s just a lesson that I haven’t learned as I’ve been walking the life of a

liar