[Verse 1] When I was young, the map looked simple. Pick a road and fucking go. Get through school and find a paycheck. Then I'd finally have control. Then it turned into a ladder. Every rung became the test. Get the job. Get the promotion. Then I'd finally get to rest. But the second that I reached it, Something farther lit ahead. So I barely saw the finish— I was chasing next instead. [Pre-Chorus] One more milestone. One more number. One more box I haven't checked. Every finish line I've crossed Just unlocked whatever's next. [Chorus] JUST ONE MORE LEVEL! JUST ONE MORE FUCKING LINE! ONE MORE THING BETWEEN ME AND THE LIFE I'M TRYING TO FIND! BUT EVERY TIME I REACH IT, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN SIGHT! I'VE SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE CHASING TOMORROW— MAYBE I'M ALREADY LIVING MY LIFE. [Verse 2] Make more money. Buy the house now. Drop the weight. Get in the shape. Fix the thing that's always bothered me. Then everything will fall in place. Finish this and start another. Hit the number. Raise the bar. Every version of enough Keeps moving somewhere twice as far. And achievement feels amazing— For approximately a day. Then my head starts scanning distance For another thing to chase. [Pre-Chorus] New objective. New achievement. New excuse to never stop. I keep climbing every mountain Just to look for something taller at the top. [Chorus] JUST ONE MORE LEVEL! JUST ONE MORE FUCKING LINE! ONE MORE THING BETWEEN ME AND THE LIFE I'M TRYING TO FIND! BUT EVERY TIME I REACH IT, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN SIGHT! I'VE SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE CHASING TOMORROW— MAYBE I'M ALREADY LIVING MY LIFE. [Verse 3] Then my kid asked me to come outside. I said, Give me five more minutes. Had some stupid thing to finish. Twenty minutes disappeared. He had already found another game. Didn't care. He'd moved along. But I sat there staring at the screen Wondering what the fuck I'd won. Because someday there'll be time enough When nobody needs me there. Someday all these little interruptions Won't be waiting anywhere. And the thing I keep postponing Might be everything I want. [Bridge] Maybe life ain't after this one. Maybe life ain't up ahead. Maybe life is shoes thrown by the doorway And my wife asleep in bed. Maybe life is Tuesday dinner. Maybe life is mowing grass. Maybe all the shit I'm rushing through Is everything that doesn't last. I don't wanna quit achieving. I don't wanna lose that drive. I just don't wanna reach the ending And realize— I MISSED MY FUCKING LIFE. [Final Chorus] JUST ONE MORE LEVEL! YEAH, THERE'LL ALWAYS BE ONE MORE! ONE MORE NUMBER! ONE MORE MILESTONE! ONE MORE UNOPENED DOOR! I'LL KEEP CLIMBING! I'LL KEEP BUILDING! THAT'S A PART OF WHO I AM! BUT I WON'T KEEP TELLING MYSELF LIFE BEGINS WHEN I GET THERE! LET TOMORROW HAVE TOMORROW! I'VE GOT PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT! I'VE SPENT TOO LONG CHASING THE FUTURE— I'M ALREADY LIVING MY LIFE! [Outro] One more level. There'll always be one more. So I close the screen. Walk outside. My kid looks up. You wanna play? Yeah. I do. The next level can fucking wait.
