I Woke Up Late In My Own Life

You tell me I’ve got time to spare

I look around, there’s nothing there

Everyone’s already moved

Like I missed the moment I was due

You talk in plans and future tense

I nod like it all makes sense

You say it’ll happen naturally

It never seems to happen to me

I woke up late in my own life

Woke up late, the room was full

I woke up late in my own life

Everyone else knew the rules

You tell me I don’t look that lost

I tell you looks don’t show the cost

You say I’m free, I say maybe

Freedom feels a lot like waiting

You’ve got your reasons neatly lined

I’ve got a feeling I’m behind

You say “relax, it’s not a race”

Funny how I lost my place

I woke up late in my own life

Woke up late, the deal was done

I woke up late in my own life

Everybody else had run

When did it start, when did it go

Nobody bothers telling you

You hear your name but not in time

The train moves off, you read the sign

I woke up late in my own life

Still awake, still standing here

I woke up late in my own life

Like I slept through my own year