Riding that old ten speed
Skipping gears all over town
Starting to feel free
Pushing back at what pulls you down
This worlds going crazy
Faces glow in front of screens
Minds grow hazy
No more time for outside dreams
-Let's find ourselves once again
-Living out what we're dreaming of
-Leave behind what keeps us in
-What keeps us from life and love
-Try and fail and try again
-When push comes to shove
Its getting easier
For us to die from our own convenience
We're getting busier
While cutting back on our real achievements
But there still stands the chance
To turn and ride the other way
Break from distraction's trance
And get back to the light of day
123, its changing you, its changing me
456, our footsteps turn the finger clicks
789, when will we step out of line?
And turn away from on ten to meet that world outside again
-Let's find ourselves once again
-Living out what we're dreaming of
-Leave behind what keeps us in
-What keeps us from life and love
-Try and fail and try again
-When push comes to shove
Riding that old ten speed
Pedaling your way around
Feel the wind among the trees
Listening to every sound
This world is shrinking down
Losing sense of what it means
To lose yourself in your hometown
And find yourself living out your dreams
-Let's find ourselves once again
-Living out what we're dreaming of
-Leave behind what keeps us in
-What keeps us from life and love
-Try and fail and try again
-When push comes to shove
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