LYRIC FOR SALE

By Stephanie M Mancini

A Right on Read (A Right Unread)
Verse 1
I want peace at the corner of right and wrong,
Tired of yielding to discomfort that's been dragging on.
Stepping off the curb, I'm not looking both ways,
Just trying to escape all these heavy, crowded days.
I walked a mile in every single one of my shoes,
Paid the heavy price and I collected the bruises.
Ground the heels out, a cigarette butt on cue,
A teenager caught doing what they shouldn't do.
Pre-Chorus
I know this is a stretch, a stretch I normally contract away from,
Bent out of shape for a world I can no longer afford.
But it's time to finally put my foot down,
And stop stomping on all the "buts" the world put out on the ground.
Chorus
So I'm calling a time-out, I do not need a sign,
Because tell me, is it worth the endless overtime?
Got these worn-out soles just trying to make do,
Searching for a path that feels honest and true.
Yeah, I want peace at the corner of right and wrong,
And I'm finally finding where my steps belong.
Verse 2
Now I'm waiting for the oncoming traffic to pass,
'Cause a crosswalk don't mean that they will brake for your tracks.
They're too busy trying to be busy to see,
The hidden standards that mean everything to me.
Yeah, I walked a mile in every shoe that I owned,
Carrying a weight that was heavily loaned.
But there’s something about being barefoot along the shore,
Yeah, barefoot and finally being so sure,
That I don't gotta pay those dues anymore.
Outro
I had to swallow my soul for way too long,
Forcing patent leather saddles where they didn't belong.
It was never meant to be more than a left turn gone wrong,
But I'm stepping out of line and I'm moving along.
Well, now I'm taking a right on read,
Yeah, I'm taking a right unread.