The One I Choose

Of all the ways I could leave
Which would you prefer
Raised voices with a slamming door
A flood of tears on the kitchen floor
However you won't love me anymore
And could move on with someone new
That's the one I choose

Of all the ways I could leave
What might hurt the least
Swift and clean so there's nothing left
Or I stick around to help sift through the mess
I know it's hard but if you had to guess
What wouldn't break you quite in two
That's the one I choose

Lately I can see myself
Forehead pressed against a Greyhound window
Southbound down 35
Land somewhere I don't recognize
Stepping off through a diesel cloud
I'd feel lighter than I do now
The smoke clears and I look around
And wonder

Of all the ways I could leave
Which won't make a scar
A sweet goodbye from my favorite pen
I pack my things while you sit on the bed
A final chance to say what needs to be said
Does one cause a lesser wound
Well that's the one I choose

Lately I can see myself
One seat removed from an airplane window
Stuck in between two strangers
While the flight attendant lists all the dangers
Of our journey through the clouds
Still I feel lighter than I do now
We'd reach the blue and I'd look around
And wonder

Or maybe I'm clutching the wheel of some little rented Chevy
All the way down 94
Until I crash into the shore
Of Lake Michigan
Where I'd probably think of you again
Of all the ways I could leave
Which would you prefer
No need to worry I just had to ask
I'm pretty certain it won't come to pass
To reassure us both
I take your hand
And turn my face to you

That's the one
That's the one
Yeah, that's the one I choose