Story Behind The Song

DID you make the right decisions are you with the right one have you accomplished what you were after where time has time gone there comes a time in life when you reflect what you've done or been gone? there comes a time in life when we question these things

Lyrics

(Verse 1)
I'm staring at the dashboard in the driveway light
It's 6:00 AM, the wrong side of the night
My coffee's cold, the suit is hanging loose
I'm tightening the knot, but I'm losing the noose
There's a stack of bills and a yard to mow
And a version of me that I used to know
He's buried in the closet under flannel and debt
Chasing a sunset he hasn't reached yet.


(Chorus)
And the clock on the wall is a metronome heart
Beating out the rhythm of falling apart
I've got the comfortable life that I begged for back then
But I'm checking the rearview to see where I've been
Is this the peak, or just the long slide down?
The king of the castle, in a paper-thin crown
Yeah, I'm finally here, where I wanted to be
And I'm scared to death of what I don't see.


(Verse 2)
I caught my reflection in a shop window pane
Thought it was a stranger staring back through the rain
Same shade of gray at the edge of the hair
A familiar shadow with a vacant stare
I bought the sneakers that I couldn't afford
Just to feel a little spark, just to cut the cord
But the leather is tight and the soles are too thin
To carry the weight of the places I've been.


(Chorus)
And the clock on the wall is a metronome heart
Beating out the rhythm of falling apart
I've got the comfortable life that I begged for back then
But I'm checking the rearview to see where I've been
Is this the peak, or just the long slide down?
The king of the castle, in a paper-thin crown
Yeah, I'm finally here, where I wanted to be
And I'm scared to death of what I don't see.


(Bridge)
It isn't the fire, it isn't the rage
It's just the quiet turning of a heavy page
I want to run, I want to stay
I want to burn the map and find a brand new way
But the roots are deep and the soil is dry
And I'm too old to jump, but too young to die.


(Guitar Solo - Melancholy, soaring, then abruptly cutting back to a steady strum)


(Outro)
So I turn the key, and the engine sighs
A little bit of truth in the morning skies
I'll drive to work, I'll play the part
With a metronome beat in a restless heart.
Yeah, just a restless heart.
(Fade out)
Am I there yet?
Are we there yet?
Just a little further...
Just a little further.