COUNTLESS NIGHTS I'D SPENT DREAMING
ON THIS STAGE I'D BE SINGING
BUT SOOO MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED ME BY
AND THIS FIRE'S STILL BURNING
OH I'M QUICKLY LEARNIN'
THOSE DREAMS WON'T FEED THE KIDS OR DRESS MY WIFE
WHEN I OPEN MY EYES I SEE
PEOPLE SLAVING JUST LIKE ME
CASHING IN THEIR DREAMS TO JUST GET BY
THOUGH EVERYBODY'S TOLD ME NO
I JUST KNOW I'VE GOTTA GO
THIS IS NO WAY TO LIVE MY ONLY LIFE
CHORUS:
SO I CUT MY WAGE
AND I TOOK THE STAGE
TO PUT MY SOUL WITHIN THE MUSIC THAT I PLAY
NOW I WAKE UP FEELING FREE
FROM THE STRAIN OF WHO I,M S'PPOSED TO BE
ITS GETTING BETTER EVERDAY
LIVIN MY LIFE, MY WAY
WHILE MY BABY WORKS TO KEEP US AFLOAT
SHE BELIEVES IN ME AND THIS I KNOW
TELLS ME I'M GONNA MAKE IT SOME DAY
AND ALTHOUGH THE WHEELS ARE TURNING SLOW
THE CROWDS ARE FINALLY STARTING TO GROW
AND I GOT A PIECE OF FAN MAIL JUST THE OTHER DAY
BRIDGE:
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I MIGHT BE MAKING A MISTAKE
BUT UP HERE IN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
I KNOW THIS IS HOW I WAS MADE
I'LL NEVER TRADE THIS LIFE NO MATTER HOW LITTLE I GET PAID
NOW I'VE TRANSFERED THE FIRE
INTO EVERY CROWD THAT I'VE EVER PLAYED
LIVIN MY LIFE, MY WAY
SOLO
I TOOK THAT CUT IN WAGE
AND I SHOOK THE STAGE
PUTTIN' MY SOUL WITHIN THE MUSIC THAT I PLAY
NOW I WAKE UP FEELING FREE
FROM THE STRAIN OF WHO IM S'PPOSED TO BE
ITS GETTING BETTER EVERDAY
LIVIN MY LIFE, MY WAY
8/2005