Folk / 2026-04-09
Choices
A reflective song accepts the flawed past self because every mistake helped create the present life and love.

Recording
Choices
Smartass Amoeba
Lyrics
Choices
By Smartass Amoeba
I don't always like who I see
Reflected in the mirror
I don't know who I used to be
And I don't wanna be him tomorrow
I wouldn't exist at all
Without mistakes he's made
And all the ones he's still making
Even today
If I could change him
It would be the death of me
Would I even know you now
Who would I be?
I live with the choices I made
They're the only thing I know
I'm still standing here today
'Cause I can't let them go
If I let them slip away
There'd be nothing left to hold
I can see it clear as day
Even if I don't agree
He might not have this bad back
He might have a PhD
But he wouldn't know you
And he wouldn't be me
The more I think about him
The more forgiving I am of me
Who's to say who should be here
I like who I've turned out to be
I live with the choices I made
They're the only thing I know
I'm still standing here today
'Cause I can't let them go
If I let them slip away
There'd be nothing left to hold
I can see it clear as day
Even if I don't agree