The Other Door

Stood in a hallway when I was twenty-two

Two doors open, only one to take

Picked the one that felt the safest to walk through

Still I wonder what the other one would make

Every yes is built on a hundred quiet noes

Every road's a thousand roads you didn't try

And the mind's a funny thing, the way it goes

Romancing all the lives that passed it by

Always wondering 'bout the other door

The one I didn't open before

Maybe richer, maybe just the same

Other door, other life, other name

Knock, knock, who'd I be

On the side I didn't see

But the one I chose has hands I love to hold

Has a window and a morning I adore

So the other door can stay there, growing old

I don't think I need to open it no more

Always wondering 'bout the other door

The one I didn't open before

Maybe richer, maybe just the same

Other door, other life, other name

Knock, knock, who'd I be

On the side I didn't see

You can't live every version, that's the deal

You pick a path and let the picking feel real

So I'll tip my hat to the road untook

And turn the page on my own crooked book

Made my peace with the other door

The one I didn't open before

Mine's not perfect but it's wholly my own

Other door, you can stay unknown

Knock, knock, leave it be

This here's the one for me