I spent half my life on bended kneenBegging somebody to changenAnd the other half prayin' to God nThat they never wouldnnAnd all it got me was twice as lostnWhen it all turned out the samenBut all that beggin' finally did somebody goodnnI used to dream all night nOf a day that was gonenBut come the mornin' lightnForever from now onnnGunna do my dreamin' with my eyes wide opennI'll do my looking back nWith my eyes closednWe can do some livin'nOr spend our whole lives hopin'nEnd the end we're left with nThe one we chosenSo I'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide opennnEvery time the world moved onnI fell a little further behindnFrom runnin' back or followin someone homennUntil I learned that one step forwardnWill take you further onnThan a thousand back or a million that ain't nYour ownnnI used to dream all night nOf a day that was gonenBut come the mornin' lightnForever from now onnnGunna do my dreamin' with my eyes wide opennI'll do my looking back nWith my eyes closednWe can do some livin'nOr spend our whole lives hopin'nEnd the end we're left with nThe one we chosenSo I'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide opennnWe can do some livin'nor spend our whole lives hopin'nIn the end we're left with nThe ones we chosenSo I'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide openn