I'm Gone
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Some chewing gum and candy, some magazines and snacks,
I'm packing up some small comforts and distractions to take on my journey

Some startin' over money that I've been holdin' back,
I'm bringing some money that I've been saving for a fresh start

A change of clothes and notepad to write a letter back to say so long
I'm taking some clothes and a notepad to write a goodbye letter

A one-way ticket sayin' good-bye to everything
I'm leaving for good, with no intention of coming back

Threw my weddin' band out the window of the train
I no longer want anything to do with my marriage

All I want's my freedom, reclaim my maiden name
My top priority is to regain my independence and my single identity

I'm movin' on 'cause I'm gone
I'm leaving this chapter of my life behind and moving forward on my own

You can tell the truth or you can lie
You have the option to tell the truth or make up a story about where I went

You can say I left you or I died
You can say I either left you or died to explain my absence

Say I'm in the Himalayas on some spiritual quest
You can make up a story that I am on a spiritual journey in the Himalayas

And could spend years lookin' for the light
You can even embellish the story and say I may be gone for a long time

Say I'm in the witness program with the F.B.I.,
You can also say that I am in the witness protection program

Say a U.F.O. abducted me from home
You can even say that I was abducted by aliens to explain my disappearance

But I tell you the truth
However, the truth is:

You can say for sure I'm gone, 'cause I'm gone
I can confirm that I am gone for real and you can say that for certain

You think that you're above me, like I'm not good enough
You hold yourself to a higher standard and make me feel inferior

You make me feel unwanted, unwelcome and unloved
Your actions and words have caused me to feel rejected and unvalued

You're selfish, vain and greedy; you're hateful, rude and rough
You exhibit negative traits and behaviors that are unappealing to me

And you're so wrong
Your actions are inappropriate and not acceptable to me

But you'd rather live unhappy and tolerate the pain
You choose to continue living in misery and deal with the discomfort

Than separate and have me takin' half of everything
You'd rather stay together and deal with the negative aspects of our relationship than split our assets evenly

Well, I'm leavin' your possessions, left on the good-bye train,
I'm leaving behind all your belongings on the train while I leave

Left you alone 'cause I'm gone
I don't want to continue our relationship and have now left you alone

You can have the house, the car, the boat,
You can keep all the tangible things we acquired during our relationship like the house, car, and boat

My records, books and stereo,
You can also have my records, books and stereo system

The dog and the cat, my ceramic shop out back,
You can keep the pets we shared and also the ceramic shop I owned

My doll collection and my clothes
You can also have my doll collection and clothes

You can keep all our friends and all the pictures in the den,
You can keep all the friends we shared and also all the pictures in the living room

And the fluffy pillows you sleep on
You can keep the fluffy pillows you use for sleeping

But when you lay your head on that big feather bed
However, when you sleep on the feather bed

You can rest assured I'll be gone; I'll be gone
You can be certain that I am gone for good

Oh, I'm gone, gone, gone; I'm gone
I have left and you won't see me again

I'm so gone, I'm gone; gone, I'm gone
I have absolutely left and will not return