Norm Crouse - Mid-Life Crisis Lyrics

I recall a time when all I had to do was cry out
And someone came a-runnin' to fill my every need
Then I saw so many things I thought I had to try out
Crawled across the line between dependency and greed

Fumbled through my mid-life crisis; found out just how high the price is
Learning how to live out on my own
I've been lost. I've been found. Been on top. I've been down
I woke up terrified to be alone
Solitude seems now inviting. Quiet time outweighs exciting
Questions beg the answers that I've known

I think back on yesterdays; it's scary how they've flown by
But at least they took the problems that absorbed by soul in grief
I wonder at all those who've come and gone that I've been known by
It's a fine line between friendship and a feeling of relief

Fumbled through by mid-life crisis. Found out just how high the price is
Learning how to live out on my own
Traveled far and traveled wide with both humility and pride
I'm glad to have a place to call my home
I may never rise to greatness; never know just what my fate is
A diamond, after all, is just a stone

Tomorrow's just a dream I can't be sure I'll still be trying
To conjure up the "Why" it seems I've worked on now so long
Hanging on a thread between the living and the dying
Now's the only time I'm really sure I'll sing this song

Fumbled through by mid-life crisis. Found out just how high the price is
Learning how to live out on my own
I've been healed and I've been torn. I'm not about to be reborn
One time around is quite enough for me
Can't tell giving from receiving. Coming's just the same as leaving
Serving's just the same as being free

Fumbled through by mid-life crisis. Found out just how high the price is
Learning how to live out on my own
I've been shorn. I've been fleeced. Been at war. I've been pieced
Revealed a whole lot more than I've been shown
I've have coasted and I've driven. All in all, I'm glad I'm livin'
Glad for all the blessings I've been shown
I'm glad for all the blessing that I've known