Just Not Good Enough (R-E) Lyrics

I have spent a good deal of my time

Operating in the red

Playing the keyboards practicing guitar

Trying to get ahead

Writing words

Finding ideas

To flesh out and make real

Hoping that you might just relate

To how it could feel

I failed it's okay I understand

You don't have to be sorry and stuff

I know

I was always pretty good

I was just not good enough

I put in a lot of hours doing this stuff instead of

Playing the game

Always working that next song

Seeking fortune and fame

The payoff

The big break

It was always

Just another song away

And I built this first-rate repertoire

To be ready for the day

I paid my dues I put in the time

Walked a road long and tough

And hey

I was always pretty good

I was just not good enough

And here's to all of my family and friends

That supported my quirky style

Even when it was obvious to most of them

I'd been out of my league for a while

My time is running out

I've fallen behind

On everything else

And if I do nothing from here

I gotta be honest with myself

I'm recording songs of my life and times

In hopes

I might inspire

But my audience is diminishing

And I'm no closer to the fire

I could dare myself to get out

But I might just call my bluff

Anyway

I was always pretty good

I was just not good enough

I really thought I was something special

You know

That diamond in the rough

After all

I was always pretty good

Wasn't I

I was just not good enough

Just not good enough