I want to go up, up and away From this place that I call home I've been waiting for the day Since I was seventeen years old I just want to show them I can make it on my own I want to go up, up and away Up, up and away (Da-da-da-da-da-da-da) Ninety-seven more days until I'm living out in the world If it's true what they say then I'll turn my problems into pearls 'Cause I've heard the stories of people run back home I still want to go up, up and away Up, up and away (Da-da-da-da-da-da-da) (Da-da) (Da-da-da-da-da-da-da) (Ooh, ooh, ooh) (Ooh, ooh, ooh) (Ooh, ooh, ooh) (Ooh, ooh, ooh)