10,000 Hours (And A Twenty-Year Mistake)

[Intro] (Fast melancholic dual acoustic guitars, heavy acoustic tololoche bass drops, sharp syncopated sierreño groove) [Verse 1] Working 10,000 hours for someone who did not care. Chasing a feeling that was never really there. They call it a "win" if you reach the end of the day, But the end of the day just takes the “sun” away. I convinced myself I’d be happy when I arrived, But I’m just tired and my body’s barely survived. There’s no prize at the end of the week, no hand to shake, Just a quiet realization of a twenty-year mistake. [Chorus] (Sharp powerful brass section hits hard, melancholic waltz rhythm) You don’t catch the sun, you just run out of road. You don’t find happiness, you just carry the load. Is it better to change how you feel about the lack? Or is it better to stop and just head on back? Turn it around. Find something that doesn't move. [Verse 2] (Driving acoustic corrido rhythm continues, intense high-tempo waltz) Turning around feels like admitting I’m wrong, Like I wasted the lyrics to a forty-year song. But the "new sun" isn't just a direction in the sky, It’s the house, and the bills, and the "how" and the "why." It’s rebuilding the porch and fixing boards on the floor, The things that stay put when you walk through the door. I’m done with the chasing, the "almost," and the "soon," I’d rather be grounded than reach for the moon. [Bridge] (Instrumental breakdown, sparse handclaps, gritty crying requinto guitar solo) [Chorus] (Full acoustic band and heavy brass slam back in, intense raw male vocals) You don’t catch the sun, you just run out of road. You don’t find happiness, you just carry the load. Is it better to change how you feel about the lack? Or is it better to stop and just head on back? [Outro] (Acapella, sudden silence, all instruments cut completely) Slow your roll. Kill the lights. Look at what’s actually there. Finally, (Final sharp staccato brass chord, sudden stop)