I wrote this song when I was 25 and started feeling afraid about not being on a set career path. It ends with the hope that it's never too late to find what truly makes you happy.
lyrics
Hitting my mid-twenties,
Hitting more a wall ahead,
The opportunities are plenty,
I think I might stay home instead,
And wonder where the days are going,
Why has time been such a foe,
Entranced by how my TV's glowing,
Got to watch another show,
I should be wealthier but I'm not,
I should be healthier but I'm not,
I should be happier with what I've got, but I'm not
Lately there's depression,
Feeling like a waste of space,
I have no real career profession,
I've become an acquired taste,
And drive is not my greatest power,
I'm afraid I'm going to fail,
I think I'll take another shower,
And wash away this mental veil,
I should be wealthier but I'm not,
I should be healthier but I'm not,
I should be happier with what I've got, but I'm not
I should forget everything I was taught
About seeking perfection but ending with squat,
I should be giving it all another shot, but I'm not,
I should derail this sad train of thought,
And forget but the time and the place this is not,
I should be striking the iron while it's hot, but I'm not
I should be wealthier but I'm not,
I should be healthier but I'm not,
I should be happier with what I've got, but I'm not
Next year it'll happen,
I'll be far away from here,
I'll be a big shot in Manhattan,
But that's what I said last year,
We used to think that we'd be athletes
Or a famous movie star,
Our dreams aren't sitting in the back seat,
We're still defining who we are,
I should be wealthier but I'm not,
I should be healthier but I'm not,
I should be happier with what I've got, but I'm not
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