I spent half my life on bended knee
Begging somebody to change
And the other half prayinÂ'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 begginÂ' finally did somebody good

I used to dream all night
Of a day that was gone
But come the morning light
Forever from now on

Gonna do my dreaming with my eyes wide open
IÂ'll do my looking back
With my eyes closed
We can do some living
Or spend our whole life hopinÂ'
In the end weÂ're left with
The one we chose
So IÂ'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open

Every time the world moved on
I fell a little further behind
From running back or following someone home

Until I learned that one step forward
Will take you further on
Than a thousand back or a million that ainÂ't
Your own

I used to dream all night
Of a day that was gone
But come the morning light
Forever from now on

Gonna do my dreaming with my eyes wide open
IÂ'll do my looking back
With my eyes closed
We can do some living
Or spend our whole life hopinÂ'
In the end weÂ're left with
The one we chose
So IÂ'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open

We can do some living
Or spend our whole life hopinÂ'
In the end weÂ're left with
The one we chose