Fifteen years after giving the song to Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne plays "Breakaway" live in public for the first time.

Breakaway was written for Avril Lavigne's 2002 debut album, Let Go, but was left off the album. It was given to Kelly Clarkson to record for the Princess Diaries 2 soundtrack released in August 2004, and was later included on Clarkson's Breakaway album in November 2004. This song was recorded live in concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California on September 17, 2019 during Avril Lavigne's Head Above Water tour.

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Head Above Water live tour dates:

Sept. 14 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Sept. 15 - Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
Sept. 17 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
Sept. 18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
Sept. 21 - Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Sept. 24, Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
Sept. 26 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
Sept. 28 - Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
Oct. 1 - New York, NY @The Rooftop at Pier 17
Oct. 3 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 5 - Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Oct. 6 - Toronto, ON @ Meridian Hall
Oct. 8 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
Oct. 9 - Oxon Hill, MD @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor
Oct. 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Xcite Center

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Breakaway lyrics:

Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I'd just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I'd end up happy
I would pray (I would pray)

Trying hard to reach out
But when I tried to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I prayed (I would pray) I could break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes 'til I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I love
I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway

Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jet plane, far away (I will)
And breakaway

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes 'til I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
I won't forget all the ones that I love (I gotta)
I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And break away

Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging around revolving doors
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me, but
Gotta keep moving on, moving on
Fly away, breakaway

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly (Learn how to fly)
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And break away
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget of the place I come from
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And break away

Breakaway
Breakaway

Written by Avril Lavigne / Bridget Benenate / Matthew Gerrard