FELL FAR BEHIND LYRICS - Old Too Soon Smart Too Late

FELL FAR BEHIND LYRICS

"Old Too Soon Smart Too Late"

Our backs are melting on the blacktop

Can you feel your body waist into the day

As we speak of broken dreams

Tell me, do you recall five young New Jersey hopefuls?

Stars over our pupils



Like the boy with his head in the highest cloud

And his feet cemented too far under ground



Take your time dear

I know you will

The pendulum will swing your way

Or so she said



Sweating bullets on the chop block

We could feel the razor's edge against our side

And our minds as cut and dry

No one trying to change the world

We were only in it to save ourselves

And to feel alive



Like the boy with his head in the highest cloud

And his feet cemented too far under ground



Take your sweet time

You're so great at it

You'll be ready

So don't worry

Or so she said.



Take your precious time

Your one of a kind (you know you are)

What we all will become is what we already possess inside



What was your age now?

I beg your pardon

guess you can worry

You were never ready



She said "get off yourself!"



Cause the grit is what you give

Red stains on fingertips

Cause you follow impulses

Plotting the game

Playing to win

So she said