Dreaming with my eyes open
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1. I spent half my life on bended knee, begging somebody to change,
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and
the other half prayin' to God that they never would.
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And all it got me was twice as
lost, when it all turned out the same,
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but
all that beggin' finally did somebody good.
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I used to dream all night of
the day that was gone,
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but
come the mornin' light forever from now on.
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Gonna do my dreamin'
with my eyes wide open,
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I'll do my looking back with
my eyes closed.
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We can do some livin' or spend our whole life hopin',
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A
'cause in the end we're left with
the one we chose.
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So, I'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open.
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2. Every time the world moved on, I fell a
little further behind,
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G D
from runnin' back or followin' someone
home.
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Till I learned that one step
forward will take you further on
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than
a thousand back or a million that ain't your own.
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I used to dream all night of
the day that was gone,
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but
come the mornin' light forever from now on.
A D
Gonna do my dreamin'
with my eyes wide open,
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I'll do my looking back
with my eyes closed.
A D
We can do some livin' or spend our whole life hopin',
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'cause in the end we're left with
the one we chose.
G D
So, I'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open.
+ repeat CHORUS
(lines 1 & 2 as instrumental)
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(orig. = capo 4th, midi = capo 3rd) (Clay Walker)