Worth The Wait
I love jumping into new experiences with new people. But going to a songwriting event a couple of years ago, I caught myself thinking way too much about what shirts to take for all the wrong reasons.
Packing my bag for my high school reunion
Picnic and softball with the people we all became
And I’m staring at a drawer full of armor most folks call T-shirts
Each with a version of the truth I might feel a need to claim
‘Cause it’s been 40 years, and I know they’ll all be wondering
If I’m that same nerdy guy that never had a date
The one picked last, no matter what the game was
So I need a way to show them that I was worth the wait
Porsche Racing School – now that’s what I’m thinking
‘Cause nothing says success like a big old howling hunk of steel
But my wife rolls her eyes and says they’ll just think: “compensating”
Old man, young toys, when you see them, it’s just how you would feel”
Well, how about a band, The Ramones, or AC/DC
Guess that just says I’m old, and my ears are probably blown
Or maybe something newer: The Decemberists or Imagine Dragons
Yeah, right - they’ll know they’re from my grandkids, just on weekend loan
But it’s been 40 years, and I know they’ll all be wondering
If I’m that same nerdy guy that never had a date
The one picked last, no matter what the game was
I still need a way to show them that I was worth the wait
Am I overthinking? Do I really care?
They’ll all be more focused on what they brought to wear
So maybe it’s better, yeah, I’ll just go incognito
Leave the stuff at home that has some image to advocate
Just wear clothes with no brand for their consumption
Just be me, with no pretensions or presumptions
Who defies their old assumptions
So it’s been 40 years, and maybe they’ll be wondering
If I’m that same nerdy guy that never had a date
The one picked last, no matter what the game was
But I don’t need to show them that I was worth the wait
No, I don’t need to prove that I was worth the wait