Broken Reason - I’ve Worked Too Hard

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Lyrics

I’ve been chasing time…
but it never slowed down for me.

Wake up, same desk, same glow on my face,
Emails, deadlines, another paper chase.
I used to call it purpose, now it feels like a cage,
Trading birthdays for numbers on a page.
Coffee and ambition - they taste the same,
Burning through nights in a trophy game.
But success feels colder when the phone don’t ring,
When your kid draws pictures and forgets your name.

Every win got a cost I didn’t see,
Lost moments turned into memory debris.
I told myself, “it’s for them, they’ll understand,”
But I was gone too long to hold their hand.

It’s easy to forget why you fight so hard,
When you lose yourself in your own backyard.

I’ve worked too hard my whole damn life,
Building towers just to feel alive.
But the higher I climbed, the less I knew,
What I really wanted was time with you.

The only one who’ll remember my grind,
Ain’t the boss, it’s the tears I left behind.
Now I see the truth through weary eyes —
You can’t buy back time when it dies.

I thought passion was pain, so I fed the flame,
Called it love for the hustle, but it’s just the same.
Every missed dinner, every empty chair,
I told myself “next week,” but I was never there.

Friends drifted, the nights turned numb,
The office hum replaced the beating drum.
I thought respect would fill that hole,
But all it did was steal my soul.

Now I see old photos, dust and frames,
Faces I missed while chasing names.
Success feels quiet when you lose your sound,
When life’s still spinning but you’re not around.

I’ve worked too hard my whole damn life,
Building towers just to feel alive.
But the higher I climbed, the less I knew,
What I really wanted was time with you.

The only one who’ll remember my grind,
Ain’t the boss, it’s the tears I left behind.
Now I see the truth through weary eyes,
You can’t buy back time when it dies.

What’s the price of a dream, if it costs your home?
What’s success, if you end up alone?

I spent my life in overtime,
Chasing dreams that weren’t really mine.
Now I see what slipped away,
The love I traded for another day.

So I’m putting down the phone tonight,
Going home before the morning light.
If I’ve learned one thing before I go
Life’s too short to miss the show.

I used to live to work...
Now I work to live.