Too Young for the Night

Sixteen dreams in a worn-out bag One last look Then she never looked back Bedroom window midnight air Chasing a freedom She believed was there

Streetlights painted the asphalt gold Every promise felt brave and bold The darkness whispered Come inside She didn't know That every light Casts a shadow behind

Every mile erased the past Every heartbeat ran too fast She thought the world Would set her free The damned world Had other plans to keep

Too young for the night Too blind to see The warning signs Every open door Could hide another lie

Too young for the night Learning courage day by day She came looking for freedom But had to fight To find her way

Friendly faces friendly words Promises that slowly blurred She learned that trust Can wear a smile And danger doesn't always shout It waits a while

Every lesson carved her skin Not with scars But deep within The girl who left Her shelter behind Was fading into someone stronger With each sunrise

Every choice became a test Every stranger guessed her next step She held on tighter To her name Refusing to become another flame

Too young for the night Too blind to see The warning signs Every open door Could hide another lie

Too young for the night Learning courage day by day She came looking for freedom But had to fight To find her way

Nobody told her

Freedom isn't the end Of the road

It's knowing when To walk away

It's knowing who Not to follow

It's surviving

Without losing yourself

Too young for the night But no longer afraid to stand She found her own horizon Not the one she had planned

Too young for the night Yet stronger than yesterday Freedom wasn't waiting somewhere

She had to build it On the way

She left home Chasing the night

She found herself

Before the morning came