Leaving

Sun comes up and life goes on its way
 But inside these walls, they are taking yours away
 And there in the dawn's calls, drifting out over it all
 You are lying in the shadows 'neath the window
 And you are leaving
 This long day is gonna test your heart again
 And though you are just a boy, they will hurt you as a man
 And they will come again to see, if they can steal your dignity
 And leave you naked and bleeding in the doorway
 But you are leaving
 And what they just don't really see
 Is that you are already free
 And I know that you feel, that your time, it is not long
 There is maybe just enough, for this one last song
 So there in the cold night, you close your eyes and you take to flight
 And you are singing in the darkness 'neath the window
 And you are leaving
 Your words escaped, through the cracks in the wall
 Just like birds they flew and they move above it all
 So there in the cold night, you close your eyes and you take to flight
 And you are hoping through the gaps in the steel
 And you are leaving
 And what they just don't really see
 Is that you are already free
 And what they just don't really see
 Is that you are already free