Leaving Normal - Cowboy Junkies

Its been a long time since Ive seen the high planes of expectation

And Im way past the lowlands and the deserts of failure and doubt

And the last time I passed through satisfaction

I felt like a stranger there

Now Im leaving normal and Im heading for who knows where

excuse me mister, is that seat taken,

Can I put my bag over here

You know this trip will go a whole lot smoother

If you take your hand from there

No, Im not from around here

And my names not little darling

Why is there one in every crowd

And why do I atttract them?

Funny how the smell of a greyhound bus

Now smells like a fresh start to me And now the sounds of the steelbelts on the blacktop

Is now the sounds of breaking free

But Id trade all those cancelled tickets

For a single return fair to a station

With a loved one waiting there

Ive finally learned that theres good and bad

And that a girl can do some choosing

Of that Im glad cause this hardened face

Wont take any more bruising

Yeah, and the next time I fall into anothers arms

Theres one thing of which Ill be certain

Yeah, you can bare the weight of another, baby

Without considering it a burden

Its been a long time since Ive seen the high planes of expectation

And Im way past the lowlands and the deserts of failure and doubt

And the last time I passed through satisfaction

I felt like a stranger there

Now Im leaving normal and Im heading for who knows where

Now Im leaving normal wherever Im heading

I dont care