its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
DREAM HIGHER
Don't let them tell you You're out of your head
Crazy for chasing your dream
Sometimes it's lonely out here on the edge
Taking it to the extreme
Dream higher
Fly me courageous to places unknown
Victory waits by my side
Over uncharted waters I travel alone
Using my heart as my guide
Someone once told me
(Much wiser than me)
A winner's got nothing to lose
CHORUS
When you reach the top
There's no time to stop
Dream higher
Dream higher
As you break new ground
Break the barrier of sound
Chase the fire
Be the outlier
Dream higher
Dream higher
We are soaring and drifting
Above space and time
The world looks so small from afar
And all of your troubles are put in their place
As the senseless events that they are
She told me that pain only sharpens the blade
That cuts through the jungle of life
CHORUS
Don't let them tell you You're out of your head
Crazy for chasing your dream
Sometimes it's lonely out here on the edge
Taking it to the extreme
Dream higher
Fly me courageous to places unknown
Victory waits by my side
Over uncharted waters I travel alone
Using my heart as my guide
Someone once told me
(Much wiser than me)
A winner's got nothing to lose
CHORUS
When you reach the top
There's no time to stop
Dream higher
Dream higher
As you break new ground
Break the barrier of sound
Chase the fire
Be the outlier
Dream higher
Dream higher
We are soaring and drifting
Above space and time
The world looks so small from afar
And all of your troubles are put in their place
As the senseless events that they are
She told me that pain only sharpens the blade
That cuts through the jungle of life
CHORUS
Lyrics submitted by Octavarium64
Dream Higher Lyrics as written by Jim Peterik
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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