I walk away
Ambition has always driven me to do more and be more, but there have been a few unforgettable moments in my life when I realised it is simply not enough. Time runs out. You sacrifice, or you compromise. And sometimes you must walk away.
I walk away
They smile and wave, all dressed up
A Friday night, so the agenda
Is to take a break, dance the night away
I walk up the hill to where equations lay
They call my name, and slow me down,
Music sounds, a band’s in town,
I stop, and ponder, turn around,
"Sorry guys, I’ll sit this one out."
And I walk away
And I wish I’d stayed
Cheers and groans follow answers
They practice, it’s triumph they’re after
Home, out of place, I’m guilt and mistakes,
I should atone, work longer, learn faster
And I walk away
And I wish I’d stayed
Suitcases line the bus stop
Last-minute checks and rushed walks
"There’s an empty seat," they say to me
But I just stick around till they drive off.
And I walk away
And I wish I’d stayed
And I wish I could stop, and take a break
Could stay with the people I ache to be with
Give them more than seconds snatched in haste
But I run each day, and I get nowhere,
And if I stop, a failure stay
So I walk away
I refuse to stay
My ambition’s tall
And discipline frail
All I’ve got is this stubborn denial of pain
So I’ll exploit it again and again till I’m great
They smile and wave, all dressed up
A Friday night, so the agenda
Is to take a break, dance the night away
I walk up the hill to where equations lay
They call my name, and slow me down,
Music sounds, a band’s in town,
I stop, and ponder, turn around,
"Sorry guys, I’ll sit this one out."
And I walk away
And I wish I’d stayed
Cheers and groans follow answers
They practice, it’s triumph they’re after
Home, out of place, I’m guilt and mistakes,
I should atone, work longer, learn faster
And I walk away
And I wish I’d stayed
Suitcases line the bus stop
Last-minute checks and rushed walks
"There’s an empty seat," they say to me
But I just stick around till they drive off.
And I walk away
And I wish I’d stayed
And I wish I could stop, and take a break
Could stay with the people I ache to be with
Give them more than seconds snatched in haste
But I run each day, and I get nowhere,
And if I stop, a failure stay
So I walk away
I refuse to stay
My ambition’s tall
And discipline frail
All I’ve got is this stubborn denial of pain
So I’ll exploit it again and again till I’m great
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