[Intro] GO! [Verse 1] You look at her and you see a ghost Of the career that you wanted the most "I could’ve been an engineer!" you cry While you watch your own potential die You’re sniffing 'round her life like a dog on a leash But your own heart is rotting, piece by piece You had the tools, you had the brain But you poured your champagne down the drain! [Chorus] The grass is always greener! On the side where you don't stand! You spent your life staring at another man's land! Now the clock is dead! And the years are gone! You never realized what was going on! YOU WASTED IT! [Verse 2] "I could've been a doctor, I'm so smart!" But you lacked the guts and you lacked the heart! You blame the "energy," you blame the stress But you’re the architect of your own mess You look at her house, you look at her keys While you’re begging for scraps on your knees "My old man drank, he lost it all" Excuses, excuses, as you hit the wall! [Bridge] You could've been a writer. BUT YOU NEVER WROTE! You could've been a diplomat. BUT YOU MISSED THE BOAT! Afraid of rejection? Afraid to fail? Now you’re the prisoner in your own jail. You had a home! You had a life! But you cut it to ribbons with an envy knife! THE GRASS IS PLASTIC! [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Now you’re watching the same show every night Too scared to move, too tired to fight The kids are grown, the yard is dry And you’re still asking the heavens "Why?" The pressure was high? The work was hard? Now you’re just a corpse in a foreign yard! Everything you needed was right in your hand But you buried it all in the neighbor's sand! [Final Chorus] The grass is always greener! On the side where you don't stand! You spent your life staring at another man's land! Now the clock is dead! And the years are gone! You never realized what was going on! [Outro] You had it all... You had it all... You traded your gold for someone else’s lead! Now look at the lawn... IT'S ALL DEAD!
