Livin' On a Dream

You've come a long way over the years
Refining your craft through blood sweat and tears
Only to be met with unfailing bureaucracy yeah eh
You're not the kind to complain about
All the stacked cards that life gives out
But you've been left with the joker and an air of uncertainty

And you can't take a chance on anybody who tells you
Sign here and I'll make you a star

Cause it's harder than it seems livin' on a dream
Though you never give up despite what people say yeah
An' you pay the price by what you're willing to sacrifice I tell you now
It just ain't easy tryin' to make it in the music game

You've worked for years just tryin' to get a break
But all the business seems to do is just take
Take you for a ride take the best years of your life
You're on the merry-go-round of tryin' to break L.A.
An' you starve for rock 'n roll cause its pay to play
But there's a burning inside of you that just won't let it die

Well you finally figured it out
There's gotta be a lot of truth in what they say

That it's harder than it seems livin' on a dream
Though you never give up despite what people say yeah
An' you pay the price by what you're willing to sacrifice I tell you now
It just ain't easy tryin' to make it in the music game

An when you hear things like we'll be in touch and move to L.A.
You realise that you're an universe away
But to do it right it ain't no crime
So take it slow make that song sublime

It just ain't easy

It's harder than it seems livin' on a dream
Though you never give up despite what people say yeah
An' you pay the price by what you're willing to sacrifice I tell you now
It just ain't easy tryin' to make it in the music game

It's harder than it seems (so hard)
Livin' on a dream (livin' on a dream)
Though you never give up despite what people say (don't listen to what they say) yeah
An' you pay the price by what you're willing to sacrifice I tell you now
It just ain't easy tryin' to make it in the music game no no no no
It just ain't easy tryin' to make it in the music game listen to me
It ain't a piece of cake trying to make it in the music game
You better remember it just ain't easy tryin' to make it in the music game