[Verse 1] I learned to count at an early age Front and center, take the stage No time for the gang after work Greatness never stayed a clerk Office emptied once to watch the sky I didn’t bother though I don’t know why Another deadline, another file It seemed more important to me Than the once in a lifetime meteor shower Seen only from the roof of my building While I clicked away on my keyboard [Pre-Chorus] The world always had more for me How did I miss what I needed to see [Chorus] My plan was to carve my own epitaph Make a line to get my autograph That was how I was going to last But I let time go by too fast Someone said to stop and make tea I don’t own a pot, no one to make it for me Why waste time to cook when I can click More cash in my four oh one K plan Who needs the bus, I take a high speed train No idea what I missed sitting in the fast lane [Verse 2] An invitation to little Anna's birthday My brother hoped I would come someday Voices on the street corner singing Echoes in my mind were ringing Somewhere deep down inside My love for those sounds had died It was the tally the final cost Forgetting to count what I had lost [Pre-Chorus] The world always had more for me How did I miss what I needed to see [Chorus] My plan was to carve my own epitaph Make a line to get my autograph That was how I was going to last But I let time go by too fast Someone said to stop and make tea I don’t own a pot, no one to make it for me Why waste time to cook when I can click More cash in my four oh one K plan Who needs the bus, I take a high speed train No idea what I missed sitting in the fast lane [Bridge] While I was busy planning the next tower There was a grave digger making a hole He was happy to be paid the extra hour Stayed for my funeral, my only friend And was right there until the very end But if he had really known me He would have gone home early I never cared about him Not even a another name on a list Funny I never thought it was me, That was the one to get sympathy [Outro] The world always had more for me How did I miss what I needed to see Now I wonder if it’s too late I’m painted into this corner of fate
