The One That Got Out

Ease up now

I see you running

I know the mountain fell on your town

There’s no returning

But you’ve got to pace yourself; ask for help

Somebody’s gotta hear

You’ll never last out there on aching legs

Sometimes you’ve gotta take a chair

I know you’ve felt less than fortunate, and

I know you’ve felt less than golden ticketed

your appreciation wavered, yet

you’re the one that got out, the one that got out

the one that got out, the one that got…

away from this town

Slow down

I know you’re fumbling

With every muscle strained and tired out

From the history you drag

But you’ve got to pace yourself; ask for help

Somebody’s gonna care

Unlike the hand your dealt that gave you welts

That colored more than skin

I know you’ve felt less than fortunate, and

I know you’ve felt less than golden ticketed

your appreciation wavered, yet

you’re the one that got out, the one that got out

the one that got out, the one that got…

away from this town

ease up now