Ten Years on the Sidelines

Verse 1 Friday night lights on a painted field I still hear the roar sometimes Everybody said I’d go all the way Funny how life rewrites the lines Dreams get traded in for paychecks Plans get lost along the way One bad break and the crowd goes quiet And the band stops playing your name Verse 2 The years just blur into the past Some chances aren’t meant to last Ten years here on the sidelines Watching someone else’s highlight reels Every bar’s got a television Every screen shows someone new You start to wonder if the game moved on Or if it just moved on from you Chorus Ten years on the sidelines Watching my life go by Listening for a whistle Some kind of reason why Ten years on the sidelines Learning how to wait Maybe the game ain’t finished Maybe I’m just running late Verse 3 Some nights I swear I hear the crowd again Like an echo from another life Like somewhere there’s a fourth quarter drive And somebody’s calling my side This empty feeling’s all that’s real But maybe there’s still time for me Maybe the field’s still out there somewhere Maybe the game’s not done with me Bridge Maybe the whistle never blew Maybe the clock’s still running somewhere Maybe the whole damn point of it Was waiting till somebody cared Final Chorus Ten years on the sidelines But I’m still standing here If the call ever comes tonight You won’t see no fear Ten years on the sidelines Trying to read the play Maybe the game ain’t over Maybe it’s my turn someday