I Didn't Get Where I Am Today

[00:26.43] Why did I listen to that music?
[00:29.38] It's made me feel so sad
[00:32.81] and brought it home to me once more
[00:35.24] I want what I cannot have
[00:39.32] When you can't get what you want
[00:42.11] you still have all the rest
[00:45.06] but isn't it sad to settle for second-best?
[00:51.26] I've been waiting at home
[00:54.85] for someone to phone
[00:57.81] I didn't get where I am today
[01:00.97] without living that old cliche
[01:04.23] I've been lying in bed
[01:07.90] the sheets over my head
[01:10.94] I didn't get where I am today
[01:14.03] without giving up in dismay
[01:19.27]
[01:25.67] Told everyone I'm over it
[01:28.29] I've quit this cul-de-sac
[01:32.00] But just when I thought
[01:33.21] I'd lost it for good
[01:34.82] that feeling comes right back
[01:38.72] When you can't get what you want
[01:41.30] you wear your bravest face
[01:45.09] but deep inside you're sinking without a trace
[01:50.36] I've been called repressed
[01:54.06] a poet, a pest
[01:57.04] I didn't get where I am today
[01:59.91] without getting in someone's way
[02:03.37] I live my life on a stage
[02:06.91] put it down on the page
[02:10.13] I didn't get where I am today
[02:13.45] without writing a resume
[02:16.44] I didn't get where I am today
[02:21.77]
[02:44.01] I didn't get where I am today
[02:46.05] I didn't get where I am today
[02:49.78] I've explored situations
[02:53.03] the themes and variations
[02:56.26] I didn't get where I am today
[02:59.15] without losing it on the way
[03:02.59] On the Street of Shame
[03:06.12] looking for someone to blame
[03:09.36] I didn't get where I am today
[03:12.47] without leaving in disarray
[03:15.65] I didn't get where I am today
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