Lyrics
Some say life is what you make it
Life is often shaped by individual choices and actions.
Some say life is for the taking
There are differing opinions on whether life is something you create or something you seize opportunistically.
As for me I'm only getting by
The speaker personally feels like they are just getting through life, perhaps struggling or surviving rather than thriving.
Somewhere somebody is waiting
There's someone in the world eagerly anticipating or expecting something.
Somewhere someone is escaping
Someone is finding a way to escape from a situation or reality.
As for me I'm only killing time
The speaker, in contrast, is merely passing time without a clear purpose or direction.
It's your time
Emphasizing that the time being spent is the individual's own.
Sometimes you set the bar too high
At times, one sets goals or expectations that are too challenging to achieve.
Well better luck next time
Encouraging resilience after facing failure or disappointment, implying another opportunity will come.
Looks like you took the turn too wide
Suggesting that a mistake was made, possibly in decision-making or navigating life's path.
Better luck next time
Expressing optimism for a better outcome in the future, despite the current setback.
Another dent is in your pride
Acknowledging that pride or self-esteem has been damaged by the experience.
Searching headlights on the ceiling
Describing a scene of searching, possibly for meaning or purpose, symbolized by headlights on the ceiling.
I need something more revealing
Expressing a need for something more profound and enlightening in life.
Cause I feel stranded here in my own life
Feeling isolated or stuck in one's own life without a clear direction or purpose.
In my life
Reiterating the sense of being stranded or lost in one's own life.
Better luck next time
Repeating the phrase "Better luck next time," emphasizing the theme of resilience and optimism in the face of challenges.
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