Lyrics
Does it matter to you?
Questioning the importance to the listener
Does it matter to me?
Questioning the personal significance
Does it matter to anybody?
Questioning the general significance
Just when you thought it was safe
Suggesting a false sense of security
Just when you thought you were free
Challenging the notion of freedom
Don't look back
Encouraging forward focus, avoiding dwelling on the past
In this life we don't have a lot of time
Highlighting the brevity of life
We don't have the time to waste it
Emphasizing the need for time efficiency
We've got to make the best of what we have
Advocating making the most of available opportunities
But you don't know what you have or what you don't have
Expressing uncertainty about one's possessions
It's like being tired but you just can't sleep
Describing a restless state with unproductive outcomes
Your bed is obsolete
Depicting an ineffective or uncomfortable situation
It's like finding out the best things in life are free
Contrasting the value of things in life with unexpected costs
After you've already paid
Highlighting the irony of paying for supposedly free things
In this life we don't have a lot of time
Reiterating the limited time available in life
We don't have the time to waste it
Re-emphasizing the urgency of time management
We've got to make the best of what we have
Encouraging optimal utilization of resources
But you don't know what you have or what you don't have
Reiterating the uncertainty about possessions
I want to make a difference in this world
Expressing a desire to make a positive impact
A choice to a change, to change the choice
Advocating for personal responsibility and change
I want to take control of my own life, treat everybody right
Expressing a desire for self-control and positive interactions
I'm gonna try, I'm gonna try, gonna try
Committing to trying to make a difference
I want to make a difference in this world
Repeating the desire to make a positive impact
A choice to a change, to change the choice
Repeating the call for personal responsibility and change
I want to take control of my own life
Reiterating the desire for self-control and positive interactions
Treat everyone right, I'm gonna try
Affirming the commitment to try and make a difference
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