You Don't Have to Choose Lyrics

No matter where I find myself

Not matter what I'm doing

I find that I want something else

I wonder if I am showing

So often, life is limiting

I don't want to be pigeonholed

I want to do everything

I want to live before I'm old

Multipotentialite, that's what I am

Trying out everything, that is my plan

We only get one life, why narrow down

Jacks of all trades are seldom renowned

Why not just call me a Renaissance man

Life is so short, so why shouldn't I cram

Why should I be pressured to specialize

I wish that everyone would recognize

That we need not choose just one passion

That our dreams can change, just like fashion

If you want to stay stuck in a box

You may not adapt to life's hard knocks

I'm not saying that you can't master

One single thing, but life moves faster

Each passing day, it's picking up speed

How 'bout what you want? You just see need

So much exists throughout our world

I'm not satisfied with one path

I know not every plan unfurls

But I can also do the math

We don't get many things to love

So why reduce what we could have

In truth, we just don't get enough

In truth, we don't even get half

While some might call this outlook greed

I call it recompense from fate

And so what if lines will then bleed

For differences often mate

And before you ask, yes I know

Not everyone wants everything

But that doesn't mean they can't grow

For who can say what that will bring

It doesn't matter if you think you're old

All that you really need is to be bold

And embrace the process that will unfold

Don't let yourself be so damned undersold

You do not have to be the very best

Just try to enjoy that life is a quest

If you're worried that you're wasting your time

I think not doing this would be a crime

You don't need to choose just one passion

For our dreams can change, just like fashion

If you want to stay stuck in a box

You may not adapt to life's tough knocks

I'm not saying that you can't master

One single thing, but life moves faster

Each passing day, it's picking up speed

How 'bout what you want? You just see need

As long as you don't serve two masters

Rely on yourself through disasters

If you need to stay stuck in a cage

You may not adapt to your old age

I'm not saying that you can't focus

On one main goal, but life's no hopeless

Each passing day, you can plant a seed

And do what you want - then you'll be freed

Call me aimless if you want to scoff

But I think that I am better off

I would not be happy on one road

That would be a very heavy load

Some think that a specialist is safe

But I think that they're a kind of slave

Chained to something that might die

When my ground crumbles, then I will fly

You don't need to choose just one passion

For our dreams can change, just like fashion

If you want to stay stuck in a box

You may not adapt to life's tough knocks

I'm not saying that you can't master

One single thing, but life moves faster

Each passing day, it's picking up speed

How 'bout what you want? You just see need

As long as you don't serve two masters

Rely on yourself through disasters

If you need to stay stuck in a cage

You may not adapt to your old age

I'm not saying that you can't focus

On one main goal, but life's no hopeless

Each passing day, you can plant a seed

And do what you want - then you'll be freed

You don't have to choose