Ghost of a song

Verse 1*
I was 14, bare feet on a cracked kitchen floor
Radio loud while mom counted coins at the door
Everybody singing ‘bout private jets and summer nights
And I was dreaming in the dark with the streetlights

*Pre-Chorus*
That song was everywhere, it was the sound of “having it all”
I’d hum it to myself like “one day I’ll be tall”

*Chorus*
But that song came out too early for me
Before I had a cent to my name
I was singing “I got everything”
With an empty plate
Now I’m grown, I’m good, I’m finally okay
Got the house, got the car, got the life they sang
But the radio don’t play it anymore
And I’m dancing to a ghost of a song
Yeah, it came out too early for me

*Verse 2*
Now I walk into rooms and they know my name
I can buy the sneakers, take the first-class plane
Friends say “turn it up” when it comes on the bar TV
And I laugh but my chest gets heavy

*Pre-Chorus*
Cause I waited my whole life to feel that line
But the moment already passed me by

*Chorus*
That song came out too early for me
Before I had a cent to my name
I was singing “I got everything”
With an empty plate
Now I’m grown, I’m good, I’m finally okay
Got the house, got the car, got the life they sang
But the radio don’t play it anymore
And I’m dancing to a ghost of a song
Yeah, it came out too early for me

*Bridge*
Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the view
Sun in my windows, bills all paid too
I just wish 14-year-old me
Could’ve heard it once and really believed
That we’d make it here

*Final Chorus*
So I’ll play it loud, too late for me
Sing it like I finally got what I need
I got everything now, but the timing’s cruel
The hit of my life was the hit of my youth
And that song came out too early for me
But I’m dancing anyway

*Outro*
Yeah, I’m dancing to a ghost of a song
And it feels like coming home