The Distance Between

When I was a boy, I had a dream

About the kind of man that one day I'd grow up to be

I wanted to change the world, I wanted to love someone

I found out both of those things are easier

said than done

Ain't it funny how the time goes by?

Ain't it funny how you never win a game you never try?

And even when you try, there ain't no easy way

To rise above the past that led you where you are today

I've got a head full of dreams, that I don't

want to forget

I'm always on my way, but I'm never quite there yet

I'm tired of seeing the distance between the man in my mirror

And the man I want to be

I guess I always have known wrong from right

I see them both as clear as day when I turn out the lig

ht

So why are they so far away in the morning when I rise

To live out another wasted day and another compromise

I've got a head full of dreams, that I don't want to forget

I'm always on my way, but I'm never quite there yet

I'm tired of seeing the distanc

e between the man in my mirror

And the man I want to be

Why is it so hard to do the thing I know is right?

Why does every day bring one more demon that I have to fight?

It'd sure be nice to finally make a change

I guess only time will tell if I've got wh

at it takes

Yeah, but even if I don't, I'll try it anyway

It's not like I had anything else to do today

I've got a head full of dreams, that I don't want to forget

I know I need to, I just haven't done it yet

And I'm crossing the distance that

Lies in

between the man in my mirror

And the man, the man I want to be