Take the Reigns

Eighteen, you think you're free to be what you wanna be

Have a job like two or three, you'll say you're sorry

Don't try to run or fight, ask how or when or why

Who cares what's wrong or right, it's money that matters

Each day, just like the next, we struggle on and on

In nightmares but we're still marching

Handcuffed to life again, don't try, they'll only push you down

What's opportunity? You've got what you wanted now

How long till I'm on my own?

Oh

Independence doesn't start when you leave home

Whoa, whoa, oh (Oh)

Locked in, can't get out, your cube is your new home

Four walls, no windows, no doors

Handcuffed to life again, don't try, they'll only push you down

What's opportunity? You've got what you wanted now

How long till I'm on my own?

Oh

Independence doesn't start when you leave home

Whoa, whoa, oh (Oh)

You thought you could get away from rules and regulations

If you could just get away from home

But now you're finding out the sad reality

You're trapped again, but this time you're on your own

How long till I'm on my own?

Oh

Independence doesn't start when you leave home

Whoa, whoa, oh (Oh)

How long till I'm on my own?

Oh

Independence doesn't start when you leave home

Whoa, whoa, whoa

Whoa, whoa, whoa