Song Description
This is a moving song about a woman who finds herself reflecting on her life and what she has had to sacrifice. A string quartet adds to the emotion in the song.
| Song Length |
3:45 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Unique - General |
| Tempo |
Non 4/4 |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving |
Subject |
Life, Regret |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Mrs. Ramirez sits at the table
paying the bills and drinking some tea.
Worry about money,
think about her life.
This isn't what she thought it would be.
This is not the life that she wanted.
Not the life she dreamed of.
Compromise and sacrifices
and time slipped away.
Mrs. Ramirez, up from the table,
pulls back her hair and goes to the sink.
Starts to run water, dishes are dirty,
laundry tomorrow, then go to sleep.
This is not the life that she wanted.
Not the life she dreamed of.
Compromise and sacrifices
and time slipped away.
She doesn't hate her family.
She doesn't hate her life.
But there was so much more.
She could have been more.
And she just didn't mean to let go of her dreams.
Mrs. Ramirez, back at the table,
sits on the chair and closes her eyes.
Where did she go wrong?
How could she forget everything she once wanted to be?
This is not the life that she wanted.
Not the life she dreamed of.
Compromise and sacrifices
and time slipped away.