What Should've Been (By Now) Lyrics

I've been on myself, I've been on my case

What a minor detail of heartbreak

On the landscape I've been painting on since June

I'm stuck between today and old days, shining

But, I'd do my life, in hindsight, the same

And I wouldn't care about your say

In the choice I've made, I've made all on my lonesome

Pinned between what should be and unknowing

No, I don't know what should've been by now

Could've took that job, could've seen that pay

On a bi-week stub on a pay grade

But, I found the latter long way more inviting

So I fell in love, and I made some friends

And I lost some years, beside myself

Oh to heavens, no grief for what had might been

Might've seen the south on a summer day

And booked pedal speeds down a highway

Out to Nashville, or somewhere outbounds of West LA

I'd do my life, in hindsight, all the same

And I wouldn't care an ounce about your say in it all

In the choice I've made, I've made all on my lonesome

I don't know what should've been by now

How could I know what should've been, anyhow?

And the plans I've made, I've made them on my own way, anyway

On my own time, it's my lifeline

Not your poker chip to play

And I guess this mean I'm finally looking forward

Oh, but sometimes I'm still turning back around

I smile upon my laughters, and I'll smile for where I'm after

But, I know just who I've been and who I'm now

I don't know what should've been, by now

I rest what could've been right down

What is, is all it ever is, right now

I don't know what should've been by now