Small town and big dreams

This place ain't all it seems

Wish I could hop a plane

So nothing feels all the same

Dreaming of a different life

Filled with a little less strife

Life out here is such a bore

I can't stay here anymore

I'm heading for the big lights

See the city in my eyes

Never find my way back home

Away from all these broken lies

Running far away from here

On to something unfamiliar

I'm heading for the big lights

Climbing now to new heights

Driving to a different place

Maybe it is worth the chase

Trying to get out of here

Never had seemed more clear

Perhaps I could take a hike

To find something new I like

There's a whole globe to explore

I can't take this anymore

I'm heading for the big lights

See the city in my eyes

Never find my way back home

Away from all these broken lies

Running far away from here

On to something unfamiliar

I'm heading for the big lights

Climbing now to new heights

Hey Everyone!! This poem really spoke to me through the rhythm. The first two lines I wrote were "I can't stay here anymore" and "I'm heading for the big lights" and then I went from there. I've been considering adding a new chapter of Before the Curtain Opens to introduce Carson's band earlier and I feel like this is the type of angsty teenage song that might be perfect if I choose to go that route. Let me know what you think and feel free to check out my story Before the Curtain Opens to see more of Carson's tunes. 

---Eliana