Maybe there's a reason why we broke up I could dedicate my life to something new But i must have been asleep but then i woke up Working out why i was still with you All the things i wish i could have been Wouldn't i be someone , someone And i would be respected In the prime of my life , i'll do ev'rything right I'll begin Wouldn't i be something , something I would get a reputation In the prime of my life , i'll do ev'rything right I'll begin (break) Midnight stars are shining on my shoeshine
Telling me the things i'm gonna be Now the hurts all gone , i've pushed them all behind me And the world is gonna fall in love with me All the things i wish i could have been Wouldn't i be someone , someone And i would be respected In the prime of my life, i'll do ev'rything right I'll begin Wouldn't i be something, something I would get a reputation In the prime of my life , i'll do ev'rything right I'll begin