I Didn't Get Where I Am Today

[00:26.66] Why did I listen to that music?
[00:29.49] It's made me feel so sad
[00:32.87] and brought it home to me once more
[00:35.65] I want what I cannot have
[00:39.58] When you can't get what you want
[00:42.24] you still have all the rest
[00:45.92] but isn't it sad to settle for second-best?
[00:51.32] I've been waiting at home
[00:54.98] for someone to phone
[00:57.97] I didn't get where I am today
[01:01.24] without living that old cliche
[01:04.46] I've been lying in bed
[01:05.95] the sheets over my head
[01:11.04] I didn't get where I am today
[01:14.40] without giving up in dismay
[01:19.64]
[01:25.56] Told everyone I'm over it
[01:28.21] I've quit this cul-de-sac
[01:31.97] But just when I thought
[01:33.23] I'd lost it for good
[01:34.88] that feeling comes right back
[01:38.71] When you can't get what you want
[01:41.44] you wear your bravest face
[01:43.52] but deep inside you're sinking without a trace
[01:50.41] I've been called repressed
[01:54.26] a poet, a pest
[01:57.16] I didn't get where I am today
[02:00.55] without getting in someone's way
[02:03.61] I live my life on a stage
[02:07.17] put it down on the page
[02:10.22] I didn't get where I am today
[02:13.59] without writing a resume
[02:16.83] I didn't get where I am today
[02:20.72] I didn't get where I am today
[02:46.47] I didn't get where I am today
[02:49.69] I've explored situations
[02:53.00] the themes and variations
[02:55.51] I didn't get where I am today
[02:59.52] without losing it on the way
[03:02.82] On the Street of Shame
[03:06.10] looking for someone to blame
[03:09.29] I didn't get where I am today
[03:11.56] without leaving in disarray
[03:16.06] I didn't get where I am today
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