Hanging On By a Dream

Turn the lock up the stairs
Close my bedroom door
Change my clothes
Rip them off
Now they lie on the floor
As I stare in the mirror
I’m worn out like an old t shirt
Im fading away
As I crawl in bed
Ignoring how much I hurt

Now I’m starring at the ceiling
Thinking what could be
Dreaming of a better me
I’m lost inside the future
Like a memory
Im just hanging on by a dream

I see a lighted stage
Hear song in a bright studio
And gone are the days
Of the retail hole
I see a stronger man
Taking on the world
With nothing but his own two hands
He ain’t afraid of nothing
So fearless to the core
He ain’t that scared little kid anymore

Still I’m starring at the ceiling
Thinking what could be
Dreaming of a better me
I’m lost inside the future
Like a memory
Im just hanging on by a dream

I’ve been patiently wanting
To start a new
Don’t know where I should go
But I know I will be soon
I can’t shake these dreams
Of unfamiliar places
That feel like home
Is it a sign to go?

Now I’m staring at the ceiling
Tracing morning beams
Trying to get a little more sleep
The thought of waking up
Is weighing down on me
I’m just hanging on by a dream
But one day it won’t be just a dream