It all started on the very first day
I wasn't born in the U.S.A.
But I dreamt the American dream
Heard stories of Tennessee
'Bout girls making it at sixteen
Oh, what I'd been able to achieve
But here I am, stuck in a small town
Built a home, making it hard to leave now
Haunted by a feeling of missing out
There will always be a road not taken
A mistake I'm not making
A version of me that I could've been
Maybe it's the edge of knowing that keeps me going
I wouldn't wanna miss this, I love my life as it is
But there will always be a what if
There's always gonna be the one that got away
'Cause of the wrong time or wrong place
Now look at all the open endings
Followed my head instead of my heart
Watched my fairy tales fall apart
This ain't what I was expecting
Now here we are, we've come so far
But part of me would like a fresh start
Haunted by a feeling of missing out
There will always be a road not taken
A mistake I'm not making
A version of me that I could've been
Maybe it's the edge of knowing that keeps me going
I wouldn't wanna miss this, I love my life as it is
But there will always be a what if
What if I left here, never looked back?
What if I sacrifice all that I have?
What if I get all of my dreams, but then it's not what I thought it would be?
So what if I stay, settle down, appreciate what I have right now?
Will these phantom pains of plans thrown away always follow me around?
There will always be a road not taken
A mistake I'm making
A version of me that I'll never see
Maybe it's the edge of knowing that keeps me going
I wouldn't wanna miss this, I love my life as it is
But there will always be a what if, what if, what if
Maybe it's the edge of knowing
That keeps me going