Thomas was famous for failing at making a lightbulb With ten thousand blueprints obstructing his path to success And I'll never know if his efforts were caring or spiteful Something inside him kept clinging, kept trying again Guess that it's better, I'm not an inventor 'Cause I would've said it's no good after fail number ten And I can't get my feet up off the ground Climbing up that mountain wears me down Times moving faster and patience is fading And I'll never last if you want me to make it The first time around The river that carved the Grand Canyon was not any different Water won't cut through a rock on the first day it tries Give it some time and some space and a little of persistence And watch as the tourists come flooding to take in the sight Oh what I would give to be part of that river 'Cause maybe it finally teach me to stick to the fight And I can't get my feet up off the ground Swimming through that ocean wears me down Times moving faster and patience is fading And I'll never last if you want me to make it The first time around Oh oh oh I'm sorry I couldn't keep fighting to keep us together I'm sorry I quit on our love long before it was through But you deserve someone who might follow through on forever 'Cause what good are lightbulbs when you're the one lighting the room And I can't get my feet up off the ground And I don't ever wanna bring you down Oh times moving faster, patience is fading And I'll never last if you want me to make it The first time around Maybe someday we can try it again But from now until then We're just not gonna make it The first time around