I used to watch the doorway like my worth was running late
Kept rearranging evenings for a love that made me wait
Counted every maybe like it had a ticking cost
Living on a schedule that I never meant to host
Then I took the second hand off every borrowed clock
Stopped explaining why my evenings weren’t on loan or lock
No more rushing just to meet a standard I didn’t choose
I became the minute hand and I set my own damn rules
They kept telling me to hurry if I wanted to be loved
So I slowed the whole thing down and I rose above
I set my own time, I don’t run on yours!
I don’t punch a clock just to keep you at my doors!
I stopped saving all my hours for a maybe running thin
Now I spend my days on me and I call that a win!
Yeah, I move when I want, I linger when I please
Call me late, call me done — I’m still at ease!
I set my own time, baby — watch me take my ease!
People keep asking if I’m wasting all this space
I just smile and say the quiet has a better pace
I don’t fill the calendar just to prove I’m not alone
I became the hour I used to postpone
No more shrinking Sundays so somebody else’s plan could fit
I take the whole damn weekday and I live in it
They kept telling me to hurry if I wanted to be loved
So I slowed the whole thing down and I rose above
I set my own time, I don’t run on yours!
I don’t punch a clock just to keep you at my doors!
I stopped saving all my hours for a maybe running thin
Now I spend my days on me and I call that a win!
Yeah, I move when I want, I linger when I please
Call me late, call me done — I’m still at ease!
I set my own time, baby — watch me take my ease!
And when the old urgency tries to steal my breath again
I remember every evening that I gave away back then
No more needing someone else’s deadline to feel complete
I became the only clock I need
I set my own time, I don’t run on yours!
I don’t punch a clock just to keep you at my doors!
I stopped saving all my hours for a maybe running thin
Now I spend my days on me and I call that a win!
Yeah, I move when I want, I linger when I please
Call me late, call me done — watch me take my ease!
I set my own time, baby — and I keep my peace!
Yeah… I set my own time…
Watch me take my ease…
"I Set My Own Time" (Official Video 2026) is a modern country storytelling release by Botwilder. Watch the official music video on YouTube or stream across your favorite music platform.
“I set my own time, I don’t run on yours! / I don’t punch a clock just to keep you at my doors!”
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