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Sometimes the best medicine is starting over.
🍂 A good friend told me one time, “You know, I think it’s really cool how you grab life by the horns and do something different when a situation isn’t working for you.” And I felt proud. I was on the phone with him from Oaxaca, Mexico, after leaving a relationship that had decimated my mental health. I’d driven down to the Mexican coast to find myself again, and I did...somewhere among the whales and the dolphins.
🍂 I used to see this as a bad thing, thinking I was “running away from my problems.” Now I see it as a superpower. When life gives me lemons, I leave my comfort zone, take a risk, and throw myself into something new. The decision to start over is hard to make but I’ve never regretted it. It’s always led me to a place of self-discovery. And honestly? That’s what this song is all about: saying “f*ck it” and hitting the road in pursuit of joy, especially after getting my heart broken.
🍂 I am terrified of stagnation, of getting stuck. I’m also afraid of the unknown. But I am constantly reminded there is always another choice, another path, another way out. Some of the happiest times of my life have been spent wandering around, at a loss of what to do. Sometimes it’s just a matter of giving myself permission to take that risk, to close my eyes and jump, not knowing where or how I’ll land.
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The best damn cure for a broken heart
is get the hell out of dodge and make a new start
Once upon a time this prick and I had a three year thing
Three years too many if you know what I mean
I wanted an adventure but he said I’d never do it
Bought a one way ticket, I was off before he knew it
Then I loved a man with the biggest smile
Sharp as a whip and I’m a sapiophile
He said he thought he loved me but he let me go,
Three weeks later I was driving down to New Mexico
Because the best damn cure for a broken heart
is get the hell out of dodge and make a new start
Memories disappear in the rear-view mirror
Let the wind through the window dry my tears
You know it’s never too late for a clean, clean slate
Then I met a woman, swept me off my feet
Considerate and anxious and jealous and sweet
Two years later in the mirror all I saw was a ghost
Packed the car and drove down to the Mexican coast
Because the best damn cure for a broken heart
is get the hell out of dodge and make a new start
Memories disappear in the rear-view mirror
Let the wind through the window dry my tears
You know my trusty remedy for a case of heartbreak
leave that town and hit the highway
The only things I’m taking with me are my dog and my scars
And whatever else fits in the back of my car
You know it’s never too late for a clean, clean slate
Oh honey, you gotta know
I’m a wandering woman, I was born to roam
When things fall apart between you and me
Those sweet open roads are gonna call me home
You know it kills me that we’re through
God knows I’ll never find another you
But the best place to grieve is on the road outta town
Breakup songs cranked up and the windows rolled down
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