When I started out I knew where I was goin'
But the fact that I didn't get there's showin'
I was gonna be somebody going to the top
But the glory I wanted wasn't what I got -

I got sidetracked
I got sidetracked
I got sidetracked.

Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na
Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na.

I can see my name flashing across city streets
Crowdin' in the rain, people waiting for their seats
And on every tongue my reputation grew
But when I woke up it all had fallen through -

I got sidetracked
I got sidetracked
I got sidetracked.

Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na
Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na
Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na
Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na.

Now you find yourself in a military zone
Doing what you can, try to barricade your home
And you're wonderin' however you got this way
Was it all for her you decided to stay?

We got sidetracked
We got sidetracked
We got sidetracked.

Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na
Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na
Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na
Na na, na na, na na, na na na na, na na.

We got sidetracked
We got sidetracked
We got sidetracked