Slightly Out Of Reach
LaBrie James Lyrics

Working so hard
You are putting in a lot of effort

What are you getting out of this
You are not sure if there is any gain from working this hard

Commitment, have many nice things
You have made many sacrifices to achieve success

But there's no time to take a rest
You are too busy to relax

And you're spent
You are exhausted from working tirelessly

In the moment, you never seem to be
You are always focused on the future

That time will come
You believe that someday you will reap the rewards of your hard work

Taken from those
You have been removed from the lives of others

You should be here, you look on
You feel like you are not a part of something you once belonged to

But you're not part of anything there
You are no longer involved in the things you once loved

The days and the years are passing
Time is moving on quickly

Quite the man
You are proud of your accomplishments

With your worldly possessions
You have acquired material goods

The crown upon you in all its glory
You are admired for your success and status

Driven around
You travel a lot

Down these same ole roads
You have been on this journey before

You've known far too long
You have been working towards your goal for a while

Turning around's
Going back is not an option for you

Not an option in front of you
You cannot change your path forward

You're too far gone
You are too committed to turn back now

And all the signs are warning him
There are indications that you should reconsider your path

A dead end street
Your path has come to an end

Not sure that you know
You are uncertain about your feelings

Any more, what you feel right now
You are unsure of your current emotions

To look back when you dreamed
To reflect on your past aspirations

That you'd have everything you want
You once believed that you would achieve all your goals

It's so hard to just to get through
You are struggling to keep going

So much of the time
You have spent a lot of your life focused on your work

You were not here, you looked on
You were not present in your own life

But were not part of anything there
You were disconnected from the world around you

The days and years have passed you
Time has moved on, leaving you behind

Now you're old
You have aged throughout your journey

All your worldly possessions
Your material goods

Crumbling
They are deteriorating or losing their value

Now all of your time is spent there
You are consumed by your possessions

They moved on
Others have left you behind

And they're not part of anything here
They are no longer involved in your life

And you're old
You have grown old with little to show for it

All crumbling round you
Everything around you is falling apart

And all it's glory
Despite your success, you are left with nothing