They told me “You take control”
They said to follow your dreams
Do what you love and go
You do what makes you happy

They told me “Be who you are”
They said “Believe in yourself”
Do all the things that you can
Cause you can’t trust no one else

And while it all sounds good and well
I can’t do much but really stop and help
But think of where that’s gotten me today
And I’m glad I finally found another way

Because I tried so hard, followed my own heart
I did just like they said, but I came up empty
Got it all darn wrong from the very start
I'm giving up on that, on the god that I made me

I had been holding out hope
But hope just held out on me
I'd never been so low
I'd never been so empty
Just chasin' my own dreams
Just doing as I pleased
But I’d been missing the key
And I’m coming ‘round to see

That while it all sounds good and well
I can’t do much but really stop and help
But think of where that’s gotten me today
And I’m glad I finally found another way

Because I tried so hard, followed my own heart
I did just like they said, but I came up empty
Got it all darn wrong from the very start
I'm giving up on that, on my self-supremacy

Life's not a fairy tale
Life's not lived out in dreams
There’s more to life than money
There’s more to life than getting things
It’s not about the fame
It’s not about nice stuff
Cause you know when it’s all over
You’ll have to give it up

But though I tried so hard, followed my own heart
I did just like they said, but I came up empty
Gonna do things right with a brand new start
I’m giving in to You, to the God that changed me

When Your Best Isn't Good Enough

I am a singer/songwriter/one-man band who loves making music and loves Jesus, running, and driving fast.

When Your Best Isn't Good Enough

Jeremiah Lin Music