songwriter, vocals, guitars: Teruko
photography, recording: Rick Jones
lyrics
In this game of life
where the stakes are so high,
it doesn't seem right
that you get just one try.
And now you wake
in the middle of the night,
wondering
what you did with your life.
All the things you planned to do
when you had more time
became another dream undone
as the years went rushing by.
And it's too late now
to retrace your steps,
there's no going back down.
You've placed your bets,
gotta live with it somehow.
The gambles you took
just increased the debt,
and all you've got left
is regret.
Once there weren't enough
hours in a day,
and people listened
to what you had to say.
The power you held
could never slip away -
what happened?
How did it turn out this way?
All the things you'd do differently
if you had the chance
are clear in the hindsight
of a backward glance.
But it's too late now
to retrace your steps,
there's no going back down.
You've placed your bets,
gotta live with it somehow.
The gambles you took
just increased the debt,
and all you've got left
is regret.
(Lead break)
What road was it that took you down?
When did everything go wrong?
When did the passion begin to fade
for the things you cared about?
Or was it just the sands of time
that put your fire out?
It's too late now
to retrace your steps,
there's no going back down.
You've placed your bets,
gotta live with it somehow.
The gambles you took
just increased the debt,
and all you've got left
is regret.
All you've got left
is regret.
Yeah, all you've got left
is regret.
credits
from TERUKO,
released March 19, 2018
vocal and guitar tracks by Teruko
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