Bought My Own Ticket

Bought My Own Ticket

Bought My Own Ticket, took the window seat
Bought My Own Ticket, made the trip for me
I quit calling freedom the seat beside you
Bought My Own Ticket, now the sky looks new

Airport counter, one-way boarding
Window seat printed in my name
Trip we planned for two last winter
Still departing all the same
Agent asks if someone joins me
I say no and mean it clean
Finally being alone
Does not sound like something missing

Freedom isn't revenge
It is permission

Bought My Own Ticket, took the window seat
Bought My Own Ticket, made the trip for me
I quit calling freedom the seat beside you
Bought My Own Ticket, now the sky looks new

Hotel desk shows two on booking
I ask them change the room to one
No dramatic ache, no shaking
Just a little space and morning sun
I eat breakfast facing water
Send no picture back to prove
How well I'm doing without you
Because I'm busy actually doing it

I thought independence needed
Somebody watching me be strong
I quit calling freedom the seat beside you
That one-way boarding pass held the answer

Bought My Own Ticket, boarding when they call
Bought My Own Ticket, no performance at all
I quit calling freedom the seat beside you
Bought My Own Ticket, and I choose this view

Bought My Own Ticket