This Isn't Hollywood

Somehow I embarked on a path that lead me to nowhere
Somehow I got stuck on the tracks that everyone rode in
I found myself chasing her smell
I could see her face everywhere
But I always knew in the end
This isn’t Hollywood

I believed what everyone said about chasing your biggest dream
I could see the regret in the stories of the one that got away
I ignored what my mind said was true
As my heart led the way unsubdued
But in the end I did conclude that
This isn’t Hollywood

I remember playing guitar in front of a mirror
I remember believing that I could be a super hero
But the dreams and the hopes they all fade
Every day they seem further away
And the credits of my movie will never roll
‘Cause this isn’t Hollywood

When I look at my life as the sum of the things I’ve done with it
If I add all the good and the bad and subtract the nothingness
That’s the toll that I paid on the way
But there’s not much to show for the pain
And I know as I’m nearing my end
That this isn’t Hollywood