[Intro]
One, two, three
[Verse 1]
I found boxes of first CDs tryin to get my office clean
Took ten years of folks givin them to me til I sat down
And I saw hesitant poses and torn up jeans
In cover photos friends took for free
For the six minute songs, and all their lifelong dreams the world turned down
[Chorus]
They re just dreamin up some life out on the road, oh
When all I dream about s the day that I ll be home
I d long forgotten how it feels to chase a dream
Thank God for boxes of first CDs (yeah)
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
On through this Rolodex of railroad tracks and fresh-cut hair
I see Joy who won some Grammys and is now a millionaire
Looks different now than she does right there, but that s how it goes
As for the rest, I bet they re teachers or pastors now
Pictured in jackets girlfriends picked out
All their hometowns turned these up, all the labels turned them down, and never wrote (whoa)
[Chorus]
They re just dreamin up some life out on the road, oh
When all I dream about s the day that I ll be home
I d long forgotten how it feels to chase a dream
Thank God for boxes of first CDs (yeah)
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
A thrift store jacket and ten less pounds
Lookin like a fool in some big field with my bare feet on the ground
Bad song titles and worse drum sounds, I didn t know
[Chorus]
That all my dreams had come true out here on the road
I never dreamed that I could call this life my own
Thought I d forgotten how it feels to chase a dream
But thank God for how it feels to chase a dream
And thank God for boxes of first CDs (yeah)
[Outro]
