Balsam Range - Chasing Someone Elses Dreams

      [Intro] 
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[Verse 1]
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At least five days a week - sometimes more
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I'm up with the sun - and headed out the door
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Most nights I don't get home 'til eight or nine
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I make a living - anyway I can
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Everywhere I turn - I answer to a man
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Who only cares about the bottom line


[Chorus]
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I've heard the old folks say - you'll never work a day
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If you like what you do - and I'd say it's probably true
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That the only way to find - the path to peace of mind
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Is to follow your heart - right from the start
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But it's never been as easy as it seems
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Cause it's hard to get ahead when you're chasing someone else's dreams

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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I know that there's a lot of folks like me
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Who aren't looking for a handout or an ounce of sympathy
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Just a way to get a piece of the pie
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Cause the game has changed for the common man
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It takes credit cards, I.O.U.s and more installment plans
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Spending every minute just trying to get by


[Chorus]
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I've heard the old folks say - you'll never work a day
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If you like what you do - and I'd say it's probably true
         F
That the only way to find - the path to peace of mind
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Is to follow your heart - right from the start
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But it's never been as easy as it seems
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Cause it's hard to get ahead when you're chasing someone else's dreams


[Bridge]
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It's not because I'm lazy, out of touch or going crazy
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I'm barely breaking even and I need a thing or two I can believe in


[Chorus]
     F
I've heard the old folks say - you'll never work a day
       C                          Em                Am
If you like what you do - and I'd say it's probably true
         F
That the only way to find - the path to peace of mind
      C                   Em             Am
Is to follow your heart - right from the start
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But it's never been as easy as it seems
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Cause it's hard to get ahead when you're chasing someone else's dreams
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It's so hard to get ahead when you're chasing someone else's dreams

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