I sit and ponder as the hour grows late
What have I accomplished as of this late date
Have I achieved the hoped for goals of my youth
If I search my soul, can I accept the truth
I drive a sports car, at my job I excel
I own a nice home, you could say I've done well
And yet, as I sit here, and think these deep thoughts
My heart is so empty, I feel a great loss
For no one sits with me, none share my success
With all I've achieved, I could hardly care less
In climbing the ladder, my gaze straight ahead
I stepped on so many, just left them for dead
Some offered friendship, some even offered love
But I turned them aside, just gave them a shove
And so, here I sit, in the midst of my things
But no children's toys, and no wedding rings
And in the great balance our lives are weighed on
I'm found sorely wanting, my house not a home
No one calls me mother, no one calls me dear
The silence is so loud, it echoes through here
It reverberates through the halls of this place
Leaving a hole in my heart; frown on my face
I achieved all I strove for, met ev'ry goal
But there's only emptiness inside my soul
If I could turn back time, what things would I change
Would I expand my goals, to give them more range
Add someone to love, with whom to share success
To build a life with, and with children be blessed
Given the chance, I would change in a minute
But this is my life, and I am stuck in it
I'm too old to change, it's too late to turn back
I've made my bed, I must live with my lack
I can't change the past, and the future looks dark
Just me, my possessions, my sad, lonely heart