Welcome to the Rest of Your Life

Monday morning, rise and shine
Another day another work week
Drags himself out of paradise
To a world made of concrete
Picks out a dress shirt he never liked
The one his mama gave for Christmas
She said, "The only way you'll go far is with a suit and a tie"

Welcome to the rest of your life
Welcome to the rest of your life

Top floor, revolving door
High heels on the marble
Big circles under their eyes, as dark as charcoal
Blinded by the fluorescent lights, hoping the boss don't see him
Worked his whole damn life to settle from 9 to 5

Welcome to the rest of your life
Welcome to the rest of your life
Welcome to the rest of your life
Welcome to the rest of your life

This prison that you live in, feels so unforgiving
You stare up at the ceiling all day long
But the truth is that you are the prisoner and the guard
You get out when you want or rot behind the bars

They say he's living the good life, but life can be deceiving
Never sees time pass him by, spending the day daydreaming
Shuts the car door, lays his head back, counting the traffic lights on the way home
Knowing deep down years from now he'll think, "Man I could've been something."

He says, "Is this the rest of my life?"
"Is this the rest of my life?" (We crash, we burn, we love, we hurt, we live, we learn)
"Is this the rest of my life?"

Welcome to the rest of your life
Welcome to the rest of your life
"Is this the rest of my life?" (We crash, we burn, we love, we hurt, we live, we learn)
Welcome to the rest of your life

Welcome to the rest of your life (Welcome to, welcome to)
Welcome to the rest of your life (Welcome, welcome to)
This prison that you live in feels so unforgiving
You stare up at the ceiling all day long
But the truth is that you are the prisoner and the guard
You get out when you want or rot behind the bars