Sometimes the right words hit you at exactly the right time.
About 10 to 15 years ago, I was listening to an interview with singer-songwriter Steve Earle.
His words really hit me at the time – he was saying something about coming to terms with what you are and to stop pretending to be something you are not, even if it means things will get tough.
As I listened, I couldn’t help but think about my own life. I had always played it safe and followed the same old routine day after day, and I found myself in a very unfulfilling place. But after hearing Steve’s message, I realized that I needed to start pursuing the things I truly wanted to be pursuing the way I wanted to pursue them.
I haven’t been perfect in that pursuit over the past 10 years but I keep going.
I’m glad I wrote this song as a reminder to my future self and to anyone else feeling the same way.
Check out the lyric video for “Why Wait”: