I've done my 10, 000 hours playing songs that were not mine
While all the ones that I write rarely seem to get stage time
Driven thousands of miles to play shows for no one
Now the thing that i love is a job that I don't want
So I've come today to wrestle with what I thought was supposed to be the place where I belong
Ive done my best to be the best that I can
Still where I stand is quite a ways from where I planned
All that I know is that I don't know when to give up
Thought I gave it all but maybe my best isn't my best after all
I know paying your dues is a part of the process
I've just seen a few people get in paying way less
Watched talented friends give up on their gifts
Been starting to wonder if Im gonna be next
So I've come today to question these dead ends that were supposed to be the answers all along
Ive done my best to be the best that I can
Still where I stand is quite a ways from where I planned
All that I know is that I don't know when to give up
Thought I gave it all but maybe my best isn't my best after all
Swear I've given all I have to these 4 chords
Written thousands of lines using millions of words
Got hundreds of songs that'll never get heard
What more do I have left to offer
Ive done my best to be the best that I can
Still where I stand is quite a ways from where I planned
All that I know is that I don't know when to give up
Thought I gave it all but maybe my best isn't my best after all