Your Good Excuse
(Sue Shann, Jim Quealy)

Yeah, you could have been somebody
Is that what I heard you say?
If I hadn't been somebody
Always in your way
If the pasture seems greener
In the miles between us
Your wish is granted baby
There’s nothing left to say

But go on and climb that mountain
Go on and find your open road
There ain’t nothin standin in your way
I'll pack my things and go
Yeah,you can finally write that novel
Paint your masterpiece at dawn
The moment of truth is here
And your good excuse is gone

I could have been anybody
The story would be the same
Cause there isn’t anybody but you
Who could’ve made things change
You were the dreamer
But your biggest believer
Was the one you chose to blame

So go on and climb that mountain
Go on and find your open road
Nothing standin’ in your way
I'll pack my things and go
Yeah, you can finally write that novel
Paint your masterpiece at dawn
The moment of truth is here
And your good excuse is gone

To hold you down was never what I had in mind
But you might find you’re missing me baby
When the time arrives

To go out and climb that mountain
And drive that open road
With nothin’ standing in your way
Will you still want to go
Where you can finally write that novel
Paint your masterpiece at dawn
The moment of truth is here
And your good excuse is gone
But can you go on when your good excuse is gone