[Verse 1] I traded traffic for a gravel road Packed up the boxes and lightened the load Left behind people who always knew best Now the ravens and I handle the rest No neighbors peeking through the blinds No committees wasting all my time Just cedars swaying in the afternoon And dragonflies dancing to a different tune [Pre-Chorus] I've survived enough to know what's true Life gets better when you finally choose you [Chorus] Pour me some cold white wine Watch the sunset take its sweet old time Ravens calling from the tall pine trees Mermaids swimming somewhere out at sea Got a few aches and a creaky knee But they don't get the best of me I'm retired and finally feeling fine With my ravens and my white wine [Verse 2] Never cared for fat-phobic fools Handing out shame like it's some kind of rule And I got no patience left these days For abusers and the games they play And the folks who enable all that mess Can keep their drama and their stress I'd rather wander through the forest floor Looking for mushrooms and a little more [Pre-Chorus] I've survived enough to know what's true Life gets better when you finally choose you [Chorus] Pour me some cold white wine Watch the sunset take its sweet old time Ravens calling from the tall pine trees Mermaids swimming somewhere out at sea Got a few aches and a creaky knee But they don't get the best of me I'm retired and finally feeling fine With my ravens and my white wine [Bridge] Here's to growing older Not necessarily wiser But definitely harder to bullshit Here's to saying no Closing the gate Protecting your peace And sleeping late Here's to all the women Who stopped apologizing For taking up space [Final Chorus] Pour me some cold white wine Watch the sunset take its sweet old time Ravens calling from the tall pine trees Dragonflies drifting on the evening breeze Mermaids laughing in the waves tonight Mushrooms teaching me by firelight The world can spin, I'll be just fine With my freedom My ravens And my white wine [Outro] No neighbors No drama Just one more beautiful day At Ravenwood
