Alarm rings

Still dark out

Phone screen

That same old town

Job posts and bus routes

Blue jacket

Worn down

What if all these tired mornings

Are the price for something bright

All these tiny choices

Stack into a different life

I’m running to the dream

Feet on the pavement (hey!)

Heart out of breath but I’m gonna chase it

Stumble on the cracks but I keep that flame lit

Tell me I can’t and I’m gonna prove it

I’m running to the dream

Even when it scars me

Falling on my knees only makes me thirsty

For the life I see when my eyes are closed

I’m running to the dream

I won’t let it go

Friends laugh

“you aim too high”

They don’t see the late-night tries

Coffee stains on printed plans

Shaking

But I sign my name

Every “no” is a hard hit

But I use it

Every door that slams in my face

Pushes me to find new ways

What if all these long late evenings

Are the bridge across the doubt

Every fear that tries to stop me

I’m just gonna drag it out

I’m running to the dream

Feet on the pavement (oh!)

Heart out of breath but I’m gonna chase it

Stumble on the cracks but I keep that flame lit

Tell me I can’t and I’m gonna prove it

I’m running to the dream

Even when it scars me

Falling on my knees only makes me thirsty

For the life I see when my eyes are closed

I’m running to the dream

I won’t let it go

Some days it’s a whisper

Some days it’s a roar

But it still pulls me forward

Stronger than before

If I’m tired

I move slow

I’m running to the dream

Feet on the pavement

Heart out of breath but I’m gonna chase it

Stumble on the cracks but I keep that flame lit

Tell me I can’t and I’m gonna prove it

I’m running toward the dream

Even when it scars me

Falling on my knees only makes me thirsty

For the life I see when my eyes are closed

I’m running toward the dream

I won’t let it go

I’m running toward the dream

I won’t let it go (hey!)

I’m running toward the dream

I won’t let it go