Every time I talk to you conversation drifts the same way   Things you wish you'd seen or wanted to do   There's always something in the way   We risk so little and regret so much   I don't lack the will to try   I have to do what's right for me   I don't mean to pass you by   I know I'm living up to what I want   I have something strong to believe   Making memories that last   Won't live in the past   Know what I need to succeed   It's not fame and fortune or mass appeal   Those promises are empty to me   It's earning respect and honor from friends   My sense of security   It took so long to find this all   And it can never be replaced   You can hold a grudge-suspect everyone   I'll trust an honest face   If I fail in your eyes,   I might gain something you can't comprehend   Such a waste to never have a passion   I'll follow mine until the end