She packed a bag with borrowed courage
And a hoodie that still smells like home
The house was loud with quiet moments
Every goodbye felt overgrown
Her dogs watched from the doorway
Like they knew she wouldn’t stay
Their paws on the cold tile floor
While her world began to drift away
She said, “I’ll be back before you know it”
But her voice didn’t sound so sure
The mirror showed a stranger
With a future she couldn’t ignore
She’s wearing blue on the horizon
Salt in the air, fear in her chest
She doesn’t know what waits out there
Just that she can’t stay where she’s been
She leaves her heart in every room
On every street she’s ever known
A daughter learning how to be brave
By walking away from home
Her mom’s eyes stayed strong for her
But cracked when she turned around
Her dad held on a second longer
Like he was afraid she’d disappear now
Her sisters joked to break the silence
Her brothers stared at the ground
No one knew the right words
So they let the tears speak out
She’s never been this far from love
Or this close to letting go
Every step feels heavier
With everything she’s leaving below
She’s wearing blue on the horizon
A restless heart, a steady hand
She doesn’t know who she’ll become
Just that she has to take the chance
She leaves her laughter in the kitchen
Her childhood in the walls
A daughter learning how to stand
Even when she feels so small
The night train hums like a promise
And a warning wrapped in one
She whispers names like prayers
To the stars and setting sun
If courage is just staying broken
And moving anyway
Then maybe missing everything
Is the price she has to pay
She’s wearing blue on the horizon
Tears mixed with ocean rain
She carries home in her heartbeat
So it never fades away
And though the distance pulls her apart
From everyone she loves the most
She’s a daughter finding her own light
Out on the open coast
The door stays open back at home
The dogs still wait, the porch light glows
And every mile that takes her farther
Is a mile closer to who she’ll know
