Heading for the great escape Heading for the rave Heading for the permanent holiday Heading for the winter trip Heading for the slide Heading for the dignified, walk away Heading for the open road Goodbye to all that Heading for the automatic overload Standing in the open porch Standing in the swing Waiting for the ringing and the bright light Waiting to be recognized Quiet applause will do They shower you with flowers when they bury you You're holding on, you're holding on Just when I thought I'd seen the last of you You come here scratching at my door Your pain and anger's in the howling dark Of every corridor I walk So tell me more about the love that you rejected Tell me more about the trust you disrespected I still don't know, why did you hurt the very one Why did you hurt the very one that you should have protected? Heading for the great escape Heading for the rave Heading for the permanent holiday Heading for the high cloud nine Heaven number seven Heading for the long goodbye Uncurl the fingers that hold Summon the strength to let go Out of the tired world, out of the upset Into the sunset