I've been beaten, I've been abused

I've been cheated and I've been used

They said that I'm no good

Heart stone cold, black and blue

Reminder of the s**t they put me through

Oh, it's getting' old

Time to show myself the door

There's no pretending anymore

It's over

Where I'm goin', I don't know

Somewhere down this dusty road

North on 441

Past the rollin' cattle fields, the trailer parks and rusted cotton mills

Lord, get me outta' here

I've made up my mind

I'm not givin' in this time

It's over

I'M A HEARTBREAK RUNAWAY

ON A FAST RIDE TOWARD THE INTERSTATE

I'M LEAVIN' THIS PLACE WITHOUT A MINUTE TO WASTE

NO LOOKIN' OVER MY SHOULDER

OH IT'S OVER

Been in prison locked in chains, Bible beat into my brain

They said you gotta' trust and obey

But I've busted loose, I'm on the run, screamin' at the top of my lungs

Thank God I'm free at last

Feel like I've been reborn

There's no pretending anymore

Bridge

My Dad's been drinkin' beers, every night for twenty years

And Mama just sits there on the couch, poppin' pills to drown her tears.

And they keep doggin' me, you're not worth a damn and your just gonna' be

Another failure and a jailbird like everyone in the family

So I hang out in a parkin' lot, get stoned with my two friends

‘Cause there the ones who understand the situation that I'm in

They feel my pain and man I'm gonna miss ‘em when I'm gone

But I'm movin' on, ‘cause if I don't I'll be dead by twenty-one

I'll shoot myself in the head before I wind up like my dad

Workin' a job I hate and takin' out my anger on a kid

I can hear my Mama cryin', as I cross that county line

‘Cause she knows I'm not comin' back

I'm leavin' all this s**t behind.

I told her I'm a soldier, I'm wiser and I'm older

I got my education now I'm outta' here

It's over

I'M A HEARTBREAK RUNAWAY

ON A FAST RIDE TOWARD THE INTERSTATE

I'M LEAVIN' THIS PLACE WITHOUT A MINUTE TO WASTE

NO LOOKIN' OVER MY SHOULDER

OH IT'S OVER