Did I wake you baby? Don’t worry everything’s fine. We left Texas many hours ago
We crossed most of the state while you slept there next to me. We’ll soon be past New Mexico
I don’t know what California holds, but it’s not what’s in the rear view. You don’t need to be scared anymore – I never
wanted to raise you in the Hee Haw version of the Handmaid’s Tale - I want you free to own your own soul

I never thought in my wildest dreams that it would turn out this way
Strangers and lawmen and liars and hypocrites – they don’t get a say

I’m not looking for a rainbow’s end – I don’t need a pot of gold
All I want is an Ordinary Life
I can’t see a reason for the fear that’s in our time
All I want for you is an Ordinary Life
All I want is an Ordinary Life

I don’t understand what happened – everything seemed just fine. We were clever, we were informed – At least
That’s how I remember it from back when I was your age – long before the current shitstorm
I can remember that we didn’t scare quite so easily – We were proud, and we were strong
Then something changed before you were born – and now we can’t seem to get along….. anymore

I never thought in my darkest days that it could turn out this way
These scary men were once my friends to my current shame and dismay

I’m not looking for a rainbow’s end – I don’t need a pot of gold
All I want is an Ordinary Life
I can’t see a reason for the fear that’s in our time
All I want for you is an Ordinary Life
All I want is an Ordinary Life

There’s no one coming after us, no matter what the churchmice say – we’re gonna have ourselves a new start
You will be your own woman now, make your own plans - You hold a revolution in the palm of your heart
I guess we’re both lawbreakers now, but you should break the ones that aren’t just – at least that’s how we used to be – I can’t
Promise you a happy end, or shelter you from pain – But now at least you have a chance to live free

It’s not fair to raise you in our darkest days……………….. if this
Doesn’t work I promise you that I will find another way

I’m not looking for a rainbow’s end – I don’t need a pot of gold
All I want is an Ordinary Life
I can’t see a reason for the fear that’s in our time
All I want for you is an Ordinary Life
All I want is an Ordinary Life

What we deserve is an ordinary life
What she deserves is an ordinary life