The Life You Lead

July 3, 2007 by Dave.

I used to be a much more cheery person. I used to be happy. Slowly and slowly more and more I’ve just become more morose. I just told a friend of mine how I don’t believe in the concept of soulmates anymore. That was my biggest lesson at the beginning of the year after “breaking my own heart.” I’m not sure what I believe now. About a year ago, I found an old tape of mine with stuff I made on it, speaking into a tape recorder, just telling sories or stuff that I had seen in the movies. I couldn’t listen to it for too long; too painful. It was someone I used to be and completely lost somewhere over the course of my life. It’s someone I don’t know how to get back anymore.

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Slow down, you crazy child
You’re so ambitious for a juvenile
But then if you’re so smart, tell me
Why are you still so afraid?

Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about?
You’d better cool it off before you burn it out
You’ve got so much to do and
Only so many hours in a day

But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want or you get old
You’re gonna kick off before you even
Get halfway through
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?

Slow down, you’re doing fine
You can’t be everything you want to be
Before your time
Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight
Tonight
Too bad but it’s the life you lead
You’re so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know
You can’t always see when you’re right.
You’re right

You’ve got your passion, you’ve got your pride
But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?

Slow down, you crazy child
And take the phone off the hook and disappear for awhile
It’s all right, you can afford to lose a day or two
When will you realize… Vienna waits for you?
And you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want or you can just get old
You’re gonna kick off before you even get half through
Why don’t you realize, Vienna waits for you
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?

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