Blink of a Dream

Verse 1

Barefoot runnin’ through a backyard breeze

Mama callin’ me in, skinned up knees

Tonka trucks in a dirt driveway

Didn’t know those days would slip away

Swing set creakin’ in the summer sun

Countin’ fireflies, day’s not done

World was big but life was slow

Didn’t know how fast it’d go

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Pre-Chorus

They say “grow up,” you’re wishin’ you could

But you don’t see it like you should

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Chorus

‘Cause one day you’re a kid with forever in your hands

Next you’re lookin’ back tryin’ to understand

How it all just slipped through like grains of sand

Yeah, time don’t wait, it don’t give a damn

You chase your dreams, you blink, they’re gone

Singin’ along to your favorite song

Then one day you wake up and it all feels done

Like it was over in the blink of a dream you were livin’ in

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Verse 2

First kiss leanin’ on a Chevrolet

Friday night lights and gettin’ away

Talkin’ ‘bout towns we’d never leave

Funny what turns into memories

First job, first bills, first heartbreak

Tryin’ to find every road to take

Thought we had time on our side

Didn’t see it passin’ by

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Pre-Chorus

We were young, yeah we had it all

Never thought we’d feel this small

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Chorus

‘Cause one day you’re a kid with forever in your hands

Next you’re lookin’ back tryin’ to understand

How it all just slipped through like grains of sand

Yeah, time don’t wait, it don’t give a damn

You chase your dreams, you blink, they’re gone

Singin’ along to your favorite song

Then one day you wake up and it all feels done

Like it was over in the blink of a dream you were livin’ in

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Bridge

Now there’s pictures in a box on a shelf

Lookin’ at a younger version of yourself

Gray in your hair, lines on your face

Still hear echoes of those yesterdays

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Final Chorus (softer, reflective)

One day you’re a kid with forever in your hands

Next you’re hopin’ someone understands

That it all goes faster than you ever planned

Yeah, time don’t wait, it don’t give a damn

But if you’re lucky, you loved along the way

Held on tight to the ones who stayed

And when it’s over, yeah, you’ll still say

“It was worth every second of the dream I was livin’ in…”