I met an old man who had walked a road, seemed a lot like mine
Full of passion, full of pain, fire used to fill his eyes
Seemed to me he'd been broken down, done all he could do
I wonder, oh how I wonder why his words chill me to my bones
When you get what you want, you don't want what you got
Find you want something else instead
You're never satisfied, and when you die
You find that heaven ain't that grand
He's so tired, barely alive, am I seeing myself?
Will I look at younger men, see only foolish pride?
Will I be jaded, full of shame? Forgotten what I learned?
Will I find myself singing these words? Will I understand why?
When you get what you want, you don't want what you got
Find you want something else instead
You're never satisfied, and when you die
You find that heaven ain't that grand
He gave up way too soon, like he died
He's not me, I'm so much more, with talent and my drive
Lost so much to come this far, I'll never share his fate
He lost, I'll win and never have to say
When you get what you want, you don't want what you got
Find you want something else instead
You're never satisfied, and when you die
You find that heaven ain't that grand