Escape

It’s dark on the stairway The floorboards are old It’s frightening, but fortune Favors the bold So, on and on Into the room now Don’t make a sound Desperately searching The keyring is found So, on and on So, on and on we go Warm under blankets Asleep for the night Never suspecting A possible flight Confident, surely The captive within When did the plan begin? Slower than slowly Back in the hall Prepared for the future Hearing it call So, on and on Just a few moments Remain of the past Turning the key now To freedom at last So, on and on So, on and on we go