"Good Time to Start" lyrics

I always had a dream that I'd be something so grand
But now that I'm older, Lord, I see I'm just a man
Who takes his whiskey straight and chain-smokes his Reds
Never puts much thought behind anything that he says

I've got through two diamond rings, but I'm still a lonely son
I'm neglecting all my needs, and the years pass like months
I know where I wanna go and all the steps to get there
I need something to show for all the times I've paid my share

I won't make it too far
Until I say it's a good time to start
I won't wait till it gets hard
To make my way to a good time to start

I always tried to be something different than my dad
It took too long to see the truth that that's just who I am
Somewhere down the line, I learned it ain't the best to dwell
On things that you can't change, and that it's fine to ask for help

I won't make it too far
Until I say it's a good time to start
I won't wait till it gets hard
To make my way to a good time to start

There'll come a time I'll say I'm proud of who I've become
And be thankful every day for the man that I was