Might Have Been In Austin
Max Stalling Lyrics

There's a girl waiting for me in Austin, she knows I'm coming through today
The singer has a romantic interest in Austin who is waiting for him to visit.

She's waiting to see if I'll stop by, waits to see what I have to say
The girl is eager to hear what the singer has to say to her.

There's a strong wind blowing in Austin, strange for this time of year
The singer notices an unusual wind blowing in Austin and wonders if it has a deeper meaning.

So I'll wonder if it's not a message of sorts, something that should hear
The singer thinks the wind may be a sign he should pay attention to.

A message I'm suppose to hear
The singer believes that the wind may have a specific message for him.

My head says I keep on blowing, my heart says you're out of you're mind
The singer is conflicted between making logical decisions and following his emotions.

Enough's enough, you're only just so tough you need to learn how to read the signs
The singer realizes that he needs to pay attention to the signals life is giving him.

Of a road that's a going nowhere, just a leading you around the bend
The singer feels that he's on a path that's not leading him anywhere and may even be misleading him.

To where another bend awaits again just like every other time, just like every other time
The singer is resigned to the fact that he will continue to encounter dead ends and obstacles in his journey.

As a poet and a dreamer, part time as a fool,
The singer identifies as someone who values imagination and creativity but recognizes that he is prone to making mistakes.

You can't ignore the unexplored, you can't live with what might have been
The singer believes that it's important to take risks and explore new opportunities in life in order to avoid regret.

Well there's a might have been in Austin, and though it hasn't happened yet
The singer is contemplating a hypothetical scenario in which he might have taken a different path in life if he had made different choices.

It's more a question of when this time, and less a question of if, yeah it's less a question of if...
The singer believes that the hypothetical scenario will eventually become a reality, it's just a matter of when.

Well, thoughs might have been's and thoughs then again's can sure push and pull and can tear you
The singer acknowledges that constant speculation about what could have been can be emotionally taxing and exhausting.

And the hinting winds and thoughs hidden bends can sure leave your compass a mess
The singer imagines that the challenges and uncertainties of life can disrupt one's sense of direction and purpose.

But if the to and fro ever let's you go, the shock would surely kill you
The singer believes that if someone suddenly found themselves without obstacles or challenges, it could be so jarring that it would be harmful to them.

So you just move on, because it's all you've ever known
The singer has accepted the struggles and uncertainties of life as part of his reality and chooses to keep moving forward.

There's a might have been in Austin, and though it hasn't happened yet
Repeating a previous line in the song, the singer is still preoccupied with the idea of what could have been.

It's more a question of when this time, and less a question of if, yeah it's less a question of if...
Repeating a previous line in the song, the singer affirms his belief that the hypothetical scenario will eventually become a reality, even though it hasn't yet.