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This song was released in 1973.
I was told a million times
Of all the troubles in my way
Might to grow a little wiser
Little better every day
But if I crossed a million rivers
And I rode a million miles
Then I'd still be where I started
Bread and butter for a smile
This is the usual self-improvement horsecrap that you get from coaches and society. Work on your personality, go outside more, hit the gym, and do a hundred things. But the more you try, the more you realize how devoid of meaning everything is and how you end up in the same place every time like you had not even left.
Well, I sold a million mirrors
In a shop in alleyway
But I never saw my face
In any window any day
Brutal experience that everyone here can relate to.
Well, they say your folks are telling you
To be a superstar
But I tell you just be satisfied
And stay right where you are
Not "satisfied" in the sense that you are perfect and have nothing to change, but in the sense that working so hard to achieve an unrealistic goal or something not worth the cost is pointless. Just embrace yourself and be satisfied or grateful for what you have and who you are regardless.
You don't have to change. There's no real point.
