For Eddy - who deserves all the success!!

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Dedicated to the guy who inspired me to write the song.

LIVING THE DREAM (for Eddy) (Written by D.R.Pankoski Jul 2009)

G Em C D / Chorus - G Em C G Em C D

Im living the dream it aint what it seems
The smiles and the laughter hide the pain and the tears
Yes Im living the dream its all so unreal
If you dont walk in my shoes you cant know how it feels.

Theres fast cars and fast talkers and the fast woman out there
But it all seems to be in slow motion at times
It hurts so bad that nothing can dull the pain
Yet it feels so good that you get up and do it again

Chorus
Im living the dream it aint what it seems
Ive got promises to keep and Im living the dream

Sometimes you realize that the cold lonely bus is better than being at home
On a bus half my life on the backroads I roam
Sometimes its better that the both of us are alone
But it hurts so bad Im sad with no home

They told me I couldnt do it but I did it anyways
For so long I have tried & I cant count the days
If you dont try youll never know youll never know if you dont try
Gotta chase that dream now, cant let it pass me by

Chorus

Chasing the dream and sometimes life passes you by
You gotta chase the dream you wont stop you gotta try
You know that when its time that the dreams gonna come true
Your trustin in your fate and thats whats driving you

Ive got no time for the tears that I weep
Ive got no time to catch up on my sleep
Youve gotta be on the bottom to want to go to the top
And I knew long ago that I just couldnt stop

Chorus

Yeah you gotta taste the bad to know that somethings good
Im living the dream today and let it be understood
Ive got promises to keep and Im living the dream
Ive got promises to keep and Im living the dream

Im living the dream it aint what it seems
Ive got promises to keep and Im living the dream
repeat