Jordan, glad you like it! Here are the lyrics: I KNOW WHAT YOU WANNA HEAR. I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO SAY. THERE’S CONVERSATIONS LIKE OURS IN ALL NEW YORK BARS EVERY DAY. AND EVERYONE’S GOT THE SAME ATTITUDE; SHARE AN EMPTY CLICHÉ OR AN OVERUSED PLATITUDE. BUT YOU CAUGHT ME IN THE RIGHT MOOD. SO AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING RUDE… THERE AREN’T PLENTY OF FISH IN THE SEA. YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM ME, THEY’RE ENDANGERED SPECIES. AND I DON’T SEE A GREAT FISHERMAN HERE. LOOK AT THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR, AND TELL ME WHAT SHE SEES. SHE’S SEEING THE FACE OF SOMEONE RUNNING IN PLACE. MY FRIEND, CAN’T YOU SEE? YOU CAN’T BE EVERYTHING YOU WANT. YOUR LIFE WON’T ALWAYS WORK OUT FOR THE BEST, EVERY TRIAL’S NOT A TEST, NOR EACH LOSS A LESSON. DON’T BUY THE STUFF ‘BOUT THAT HALFWAY FILLED CUP. LIFE WILL CARVE YOU RIGHT UP LIKE A DELICATESSEN. SO STOP REPEATING THE LINE THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE COME ON, LISTEN TO ME. YOU CAN’T BE EVERYTHING YOU WANT. WHEN YOU DREAM YOU CAN BE ANYTHING. BUT YOU CAN DREAM WITHOUT EVEN SHOWING UP. SO STOP DREAMING AND BE SOMETHING ‘CAUSE HEY, THAT’S GROWING UP. DON’T THINK I’M TELLING YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO ‘CAUSE IT’S ALL UP TO YOU. THIS IS YOUR DECISION. YOU PICK A PATH, THEN THE OTHER ONE’S GONE BUT YOU GET TO MOVE ON. WITH A CLEARER VISION. WE’VE BEEN WANDERING FOR YEARS BUT NOW WE’RE FACING OUR FEARS AND FINALLY MOVING ALONG. ME, I’M HEADIN’ TO CALIFORNIA. YOU, DON’T SAY THAT I DIDN’T WARN YA. YOU CHOOSE THINGS EVEN BY NOT CHOOSING. HEY, IT’S ONLY YOUR LIFE YOU’RE LOSING. MAKE A CHOICE. DON’T LOOK BACK THEN YOU’RE FREE TO BE ANYTHING YOU WANT. DA, DA, MM DA BA, DA, DA BA, DA, BA DA, BA, DA BA, DA, BA, DA, BA, DA, DA, DA.
Love the genuineness of the lyrics and the delivery.
Jordan, glad you like it! Here are the lyrics:
I KNOW WHAT YOU WANNA HEAR.
I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO SAY.
THERE’S CONVERSATIONS LIKE OURS
IN ALL NEW YORK BARS
EVERY DAY.
AND EVERYONE’S GOT THE SAME ATTITUDE;
SHARE AN EMPTY CLICHÉ OR AN OVERUSED PLATITUDE.
BUT YOU CAUGHT ME IN THE RIGHT MOOD.
SO AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING RUDE…
THERE AREN’T PLENTY OF FISH IN THE SEA.
YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM ME,
THEY’RE ENDANGERED SPECIES.
AND I DON’T SEE A GREAT FISHERMAN HERE.
LOOK AT THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR,
AND TELL ME WHAT SHE SEES.
SHE’S SEEING THE FACE
OF SOMEONE RUNNING IN PLACE.
MY FRIEND, CAN’T YOU SEE?
YOU CAN’T BE EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
YOUR LIFE WON’T ALWAYS WORK OUT FOR THE BEST,
EVERY TRIAL’S NOT A TEST,
NOR EACH LOSS A LESSON.
DON’T BUY THE STUFF ‘BOUT THAT HALFWAY FILLED CUP.
LIFE WILL CARVE YOU RIGHT UP
LIKE A DELICATESSEN.
SO STOP REPEATING THE LINE
THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE
COME ON, LISTEN TO ME.
YOU CAN’T BE EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
WHEN YOU DREAM YOU CAN BE ANYTHING.
BUT YOU CAN DREAM WITHOUT EVEN SHOWING UP.
SO STOP DREAMING AND BE SOMETHING
‘CAUSE HEY,
THAT’S GROWING UP.
DON’T THINK I’M TELLING YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
‘CAUSE IT’S ALL UP TO YOU.
THIS IS YOUR DECISION.
YOU PICK A PATH, THEN THE OTHER ONE’S GONE
BUT YOU GET TO MOVE ON.
WITH A CLEARER VISION.
WE’VE BEEN WANDERING FOR YEARS
BUT NOW WE’RE FACING OUR FEARS
AND FINALLY MOVING ALONG.
ME, I’M HEADIN’ TO CALIFORNIA.
YOU, DON’T SAY THAT I DIDN’T WARN YA.
YOU CHOOSE THINGS EVEN BY NOT CHOOSING.
HEY, IT’S ONLY YOUR LIFE YOU’RE LOSING.
MAKE A CHOICE.
DON’T LOOK BACK
THEN YOU’RE FREE
TO BE ANYTHING YOU WANT.
DA, DA, MM DA
BA, DA, DA
BA, DA, BA
DA, BA, DA
BA, DA, BA,
DA, BA, DA,
DA, DA.
Love this song so much! :)
Where can I find the lyrics?
Anyone know where I can find a backing track for this?