I Wonder (Departure) by ABBA

Artist: ABBA

Genre: Pop

Length: 4:31

The song is about whether the narrator should leave behind everything she knows in order to pursue something greater. The book ABBA: Let The Music Speak argues that the song parallels Frida’s own life story, in regard to the “momentous decision she took in her early 20s to leave her young family in pursuit of singing stardom”.

I Wonder (Departure) lyrics

This park and these houses
Old streets I have walked
Everything dear
Will it be here
One day when I am returning?
My friends will get married
Have children and homes
It sounds so nice
Well-planned and wise
Never expecting surprises
I wonder, it's frightening
Leaving now, is that the right thing?
I wonder, it scares me
But who the hell am I if I don't leave it?
I'm not a coward
Oh no, I'll be strong
One chance in a lifetime
Yes I will take it, it can't go wrong
My friends and my family
This dull little town
Buses I've missed
Boys that I've kissed
Everything old and familiar
I wonder, it's frightening
Leaving now, is that the right thing?
I wonder, it scares me
But who the hell am I if I don't leave it
I'm not a coward
Oh no, I'll be strong
One chance in a lifetime
Yes I will take it
Yes I will take it, it can't go wrong

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