Maybe I Missed the Point

 

Maybe I Missed the Point

I know somebody whose life is tough.

I help a little but it isn't enough'

Cause I go spend money on stupid stuff

When I know he's strugglin' to stay above.

And I have so many chances to be

The hero I believe's inside of me,

But I get busy and I get distracted

And I do nothing when I could've acted.

(chorus)

I laid low when I could've stood high.

I said nothing when I should've asked why.

Saw something I might have done and I didn't.

A chance to speak my truth and I hid it

Inside. I'd like to believe I'm cool;

Easy to love and hard to fool.

But I know there's more I could have enjoyed

Sometimes I find myself thinking

Maybe I missed the point.

So many times I've turned down love.

Stayed in the dark when I could have lit it up.

But every time I did take a chance

It makes me happy when I'm looking back.

I'm not saying my whole life feels like a joke,

But I've been a master of mirrors and smoke,

And I don't want to live no more without you.

(chorus)

I laid low when I could've stood high.

I said nothing when I should've asked why.

Saw something I might have done and I didn't.

A chance to speak my truth and I hid it

Inside. I'd like to believe I'm cool;

Easy to love and hard to fool.

But I know there's more I could have enjoyed

Sometimes I find myself thinking

Maybe I missed the point.

– https://genius.com/Jeff-bridges-maybe-i-missed-the-point-lyrics