Lyrics - Career Choice by Lee Ben

R.
J.
Johnson/
B.
Lee
When
I was a kid
I was best at whatever
I did
When
I was a kid
I was smart, at the top of the class
When
I was a lad
I was sure
I had the world in my hands
I was my own teacher
I had my own plan
I could have been an athlete could have trained all the time
Been just like the others could have left them behind
But
I was too lazy
I could not see ahead
All
I thought of was music that was filling my head
I could have been a painter painting life in a rush
All
I saw in a day on canvas with my brush
But
I was just painting my life in a song
Getting all the chords right getting all the words wrong
I could have been a writer with a back catalogue
Full of stories of crimes, sex and beer, girls and drugs
But instead
I was writing my first song so bad
On the cheapest guitar that the music store had'
Cos instead
I strummed on guitars
Instead
I wasted my time
And
I strummed on guitars
I could have been a lawyer defending some guy
With a paycheck so big for my heart paid to lie
But instead
I was keeping the truth to myself
In the records
I placed one by one on my shelf
I could have been a champion, man of the year
Wave to the crowd as they scream and cheer
But here
I am playing to people sat down
Nursing their beers while
I play the clown
And instead
I strummed on guitars
Instead
I wasted my time
And
I strummed on guitars
I could have been a racing car driver speed mad
Seeking the thrills that my youth never had
But instead
I was busy enjoying my age
With teen punk rock anthems and hearts paid to rage
I could have been a scientist, doctor or man
With a stethoscope diagnosing ladies' old hands
But instead
I built fret-callous fingertip scars
On my ten year old hands meant for toy ships and cars
And instead
I strummed on guitars
Instead
I wasted my time
Strummed on guitars
I could have been so much
But
I wasted my time on useless guitars
I could have been so much
But
I'm not
And
I'm glad
And
I'm glad'
Cos when
I was a kid
I was best at whatever
I did

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