[INTRO — spoken/sung softly)] You said the road was calling I said I heard it too We just heard it pointing Different directions, me and you [VERSE 1 — female echo whispered spoken celestial, breathy] Saved every penny and bought a van for us We planned to hit the highway Two seats in an old bus I stripped the van completely Built the inside I'd always dreamt of [pause] Every shelf and every corner shaped by me Poured my heart and soul into that dream Didn't see the door I built inside those walls Never knowing it'd be the thing that set me freeeee [HOOK — powerful female belt vocal, wide vocal range, big dynamic lift on chorus, anthemic, open-throated, full-voiced, chest voice power] So I'm gone like the wind off the highway baby Gone like the sun off the coast Turns out I built my own freedom baby Just didn't know it at the time I chose [VERSE 2] Found out about your women, and who you pretended to be Found out what your moods and lies had cost me Every time I shrank down smaller Trying to keep what wasn't lost I packed the things that mattered Sold the rest and broke the chain Some loves are built for staying Some are only built for change [pause] The van I built was my dream Every color, every seam Funny how the thing I painted Became the exit from the dream, dream, dream [softly spoken angelic words] The illusion of love, Hmmmm [HOOK — powerful female belt vocal, wide vocal range, big dynamic lift on chorus, anthemic, open-throated, full-voiced, chest voice power] So I'm gone like the wind off the highway baby Gone like the sun off the coast Turns out I built my own freedom baby Just didn't know it at the time I chose [BRIDGE 1] No hard feelings in the leaving Just a woman coming home To herself, at last, completely Comfortable in her own skin, alone [softly spoken words] Your deceit was a blessing in disguise [HOOK — HOOK — powerful female belt vocal, wide vocal range, big dynamic lift on chorus, anthemic, open-throated, full-voiced, chest voice power] So I'm gone like the wind off the highway baby Gone like the sun off the coast This is the happiest I've been in a long time baby I just had to open up my eyes [pause] [softly spoken angelic words] Some roads you walk together Some you walk alone, to keep your peace of mind [HOOK — soaring, building] So I'm gone like the wind off the highway baby Gone like the sun off the coast Turns out I built my own freedom baby Just didn't know it at the time I chose [BRIDGE 2] I don't call it a defeat I don't call it a mistake Some roads you walk together Some you walk for your own sake [softly spoken angelic words] No looking back in blame Just two hearts, different highways [softly spoken angelic words] No hard feelings, hope you're happy [HOOK — HOOK — powerful female belt vocal, wide vocal range, big dynamic lift on chorus, anthemic, open-throated, full-voiced, chest voice power, final variation] So I'm gone like the wind off the highway baby Gone like the sun off the coast This is the happiest I've been in a long time baby I just had to open up my eyes [OUTRO — instrumental, fading] Hmmmm [softly spoken angelic words] Thank you Hmmmm (soft angelic giggle) Hmmmm
