Lyrics
A lone boy on the highway, A future undefined. The rebel soul that got away And left his past behind. A lone boy on the highway, You've seen his face before. Two paths diverged and you went right But he's left wanting more. And where he'll land, This town will never know — He's got miles and miles and miles to go. His shoes that pound the pavement, The daydream he can't name. Now make that boy a lonely girl And tell me she's the same. The boy you call a rebel, The girl — she's running scared, 'Cause any girl who's on her own Is out there unprepared. She looks away. She keeps her profile low. She's got miles and miles and miles to go. The game has been rigged But I learned to play. And I'm not the enemy. I paved the way. I stood in my own mother's kitchen — The door slammed behind me. I blink and I'm you again — I'm singing Janis Joplin At the top of my lungs. I'm cursing like a sailor And I'm speaking in tongues. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom. A lone boy on the highway, You think "that could be me," But you were born a woman and You'll never be that free. The glass cracks in the ceiling And women swell with pride. But when a woman breaks the rules The world's not on her side. The wheels of change — They move so goddamn slow. Yes, we've come miles and miles and miles, But we've got miles and miles and miles And miles and miles and miles and miles To go.