Other Versions Lyrics

I read this quote today that stung my heart

It asked me, "How do I know from the start

That this path leads to the right version of you?"

How could I know? I figured it out too slow

But maybe these other versions of me have got it figured out

Maybe one has a house on a lake, or one doesn't make mistakes

Maybe one has found the one to make life more fun

Or the other's got a New York Times bestseller

Maybe one has never stopped chasing her dreams

Maybe one didn't give in to society so easily

Or maybe one finally got her words out to the world

The dread in me shows that maybe I could have chosen differently

So many paths long gone, only kept in this song

But lately I'm wondering vaguely if I could ever live greatly

Am I right or wrong? Or is life just stringing me along?

But maybe these other versions of me have got it figured out

Maybe one has a house on a lake, or one doesn't make mistakes

Maybe one has found the one to make life more fun

Or the other's got a New York Times bestseller

Maybe one has never stopped chasing her dreams

Maybe one didn't give in to society so easily

Or maybe one finally got her words out to the world

How do I know just where to go? I'm trying

Lost in a sea of other versions of me, I'm drowning