Give him up
Let him go
Won't follow, won't let him follow
Take a breath
Steal away
Let him play these games, play these games
Can't cry
Won't fight
Not tonight, not turning off these lights
Can't shout
Can't scream
He'll think I'm mean (But, I can let that be)

Holding on
Letting go
Why do we do this? We don't know
Stepping out
Standing up
Look below - I'm still hanging on though
Swept away
Off my feet
Can't believe how I've been floating lately
Sense a new avenue
I know what to do (Just gotta let it take me)

On a plane I'm leaving for Chicago
Any place I go, you can't run
Leaving town won't be found here tomorrow
Telling stories, mine has just begun
Taking over, leaving no traces
Only smiling faces in the sun
Starting over, tying up my laces
But the damage is done
Ride a wave
The new rave
Let it loose and now it's losing me
Caught between
Being me or a tragedy
Riding high
Cloud nine won't let me through their gates no more
Found a place to escape
I'm out the door (Leaving another girl sore)

Won't be fine
About time
Need someone to hold back my hands
Let me loose let me fall
They'll understand, understand
Hurting once
Maybe twice
They'll find you in a ditch somewhere
Spreading wings
Little things are (keeping you away from there)

Chorus

Shutting you out
Shutting you out
I'm shutting you out
I'm gonna leave you behind
One step at a time
I'm gonna do it cause I said so
I'm gonna make it cause I said so
I'm shutting you out
Chorus

Outro