I spent half my life on bended knee

Begging somebody to change

And the other half prayin' to God

That they never would



And all it got me was twice as lost

When it all turned out the same

But all that beggin' finally did somebody good



I used to dream all night

Of a day that was gone

But come the mornin' light

Forever from now on



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Gunna do my dreamin' with my eyes wide open

I'll do my looking back

With my eyes closed

We can do some livin'

Or spend our whole lives hopin'

End the end we're left with

The one we chose

So I'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open



Every time the world moved on

I fell a little further behind

>From runnin' back or followin someone home



Until I learned that one step forward

Will take you further on

Than a thousand back or a million that ain't

Your own



I used to dream all night

Of a day that was gone

But come the mornin' light

Forever from now on



(chorus)



We can do some livin'

or spend our whole lives hopin'

In the end we're left with

The ones we chose

So I'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open