From the recording Too Late For That Now
A song about living in the moment, and not letting irrational fears keep you from chasing your dreams.
Lyrics
Spending too much time recalling,
moments that have already passed.
'Cept when I'm worried about some future
that seems to be closing in so fast.
The present is a gift,
sometimes hard to recognize.
Never mindful off the life that's sitting right before my eyes.
Thinking about how it used to be,
Thinking about how it's gonna be,
Thinking about how it oughta be,
Thinking about where I wanna be.
I'll spend a day in conversation then three or four
wondering if I said something wrong.
Searching for every musical nuance,
missing out on the song.
Hours become days that change to months, that turn into years,
slipping past at a breakneck speed,
may be time for shifting gears.
Cause I like the look of the spotlight,
but then leave it all on the shelf.
Sometimes hide out in the shadows,
and run away from the one that I cast myself.
Sometimes wonder what might be attainable,
firing shots across the bow,
always worried that i might die young,
but it's too late for that now.
Give me a moment now sonny,
hey, can't you see?
I'm locked in debate on the weight of this fate,
and what it's got to do with me.
Can't think about how it used to be,
can't think about how it's gonna be,
can't think about how it oughta be,
think about what I wanna be.
Cause I like the look of the spotlight,
ain't gonna leave nothing on the shelf,
gonna climb out of the shadows and learn to love
the one that I cast myself.
Gonna reach for what might be attainable,
even if I don't know how.
Always worried that I might die young,
but it's too late for that now.