Ben Lee - Career Choice lyrics

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 cla** 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, s** and beer, girls and d** 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