Story Behind The Song
Written as a 17 year old, wondering IF when I'm old, I will have made the right choices (as if there is only one path, pretty funny now that I'm older) and will I be remembered after I'm gone.
Song Description
While the song is about lookin' back, did I make the right turns, it is also lookin' forward as in will my family remember me
| Song Length |
4:18 |
Genre |
Rock - Easy Listening, Folk - Contemporary |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Passive, Troubled |
| Subject |
Life, Regret |
Similar Artists |
America, The Eagles |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1990 - 1999 |
Lyrics
"LOOKIN' BACK"
by Daniel work/ASCAP, copyright 2001
I wonder if my family
will hear of me historically
Someday I'll look back as I die.
Will I smile, will I cry
I grew up slow so much to learn
I tried to make the right turns
I dreamed of fame but settled down
and never left my hometown
Lookin' Back, lookin' Back, the future will soon become my past
Lookin' Back, lookin' Back, I'm lookin' back at my life
Now I've got to accept my past
Can't let the future slip through my grasp
I'll start today before it's gone
Chase my dreams till the dawn
Once I've traveled life's old road
with all it's uphill climbs
Then I'll look in my rear view mirror
see a smile, see a tear
Lookin' Back, lookin' Back, the future will soon become my past
Lookin' Back, lookin' Back, I'm lookin' back at my life