Today I Am Free

So this is how it's going to be
From this day on I am free

You've had me for a while now
Caught on an invisible leash of my own creation
Held by my conscience where your hand should have been

I waited for you to come back
Just barely hanging on
And then you made me wait
And just as I decided I'd had enough
You took your chance

Now my leash gets shorter

So while you're off
Doing whatever it is you do
Not bothering to call
I was stuck on that stupid leash
I'd just be getting at another guy when it would come to tug me back

You're lucky
Real lucky
If my conscience was weaker it wouldn't have been able to hold my leash for so long
You would have lost me sooner

And so for months I stayed, teathered to you by my own good will
And you in your fear of driving me off actually drove me away
And just when I could take no more
And my friends are on you

It all becomes clear
All I have to do is cut the leash and I'm free
And so
From this day on
Consider that leash cut

It's over
I'm done
I can't stand it any longer
I'm sorry
Really, I am
But I can't stand being tethered to a man would could just as easily be imaginary

So today I am free
Free from your rule
The end of an era is here
I've cut my leash
And now,
I'm free