Aging Young Women

Let it go, let it be
Just take that flight and make a decision to leave
Oh, the soil in this maze
I want to put it in the state of grace

And we, getting older by the hour
And every year we have more fear
Oh, that the dream of a future
Mm, will slowly disappear

See me out and set me free
You've been given time, but this bird cannot leave
Oh, the love of this soil
It granted time and gave us full control

And we, getting older by the hour
Ooh-ooh-ooh, and every year we have more fear
Ooh-ooh-ooh, that the dream of a family
Ooh, will slowly disappear

In the church when we cried
Some fallen angels told us to keep our heads high
But one said, "You will burn on the stake
In the crumbled chest of kindness, your heart will break"

And we, getting older by the hour
Ooh-ooh-ooh, and every year we have more fear
Ooh-ooh-ooh, that the dream of a future
Ooh, will slowly disappear

And we, getting older by the hour
Ooh-ooh-ooh, and every year we have more fear
Ooh-ooh-ooh, that the dream of a family
Ooh, will slowly