it broke off

when i was a kid i had it made in the shade, couple girlfriends and a chevrolet, oh how i long for those days, when all i needed was a couple of bucks, just enough to put some gas in my truck, buy a six pack of beer and get a weird haircut, well i used to have a handle on life, but it broke off, well i used to have it all figured out, but now i'm lost, it used to be clear to me, now everything looks so blurry, i used to have a handle on life, but it broke off, well i grew up so they say, got a real job and and ira, a mortgage on this house, i can barely pay, a blackberry and a cellphone, i spend more time at work, then i do at home, somebody please tell me where i went wrong, well i used to have a handle on life, but it broke off, well i used to have it all figured out, but now i'm lost, it used to be clear to me, now everything looks so blurry, i used to have a handle on life, but it broke off, i know nothing stays the same, but i feel like i'm dancing, way too close to the flame, well i used to have a handle on life, but it broke off, well i used to have it all figured out, but now i'm lost, it used to be clear to me, now everything looks so blurry, i used to have a handle on life, but it broke off, yeah i used to have a handle on life, but it broke off