E         A
Maybe you're crazy for trying
              E            A
How could you dare attempt flying?
        A              E
There's no one who can stop you now
    G              D            F#m7  B
The question isn't if but rather how

            E          A
Isn't there pride in ambition?
         E          A
Having a goal and a mission?
A                     E
Who knows what you've yet to be
   G               D                F#m7   B
If they can do it, you think "Why not me?"

          A
We try to fly
              E
It turns to a crawl
             C#m                      B
Once we find out we're not special at all
             A
Feathers and wax
                 E
The wings come undone
             C#m                            B
"Get back to work, kid, there's no time for fun"
                        E
You're too close to the sun

             E           A
Put all your eggs in one basket
             E                 A
Dig your own grave, build your casket
    A           E
You settle into some routine
    G               D             F#m7   B
And take a match to every dream you have

           E             A
All of the effort you're giving
          E           A
You are alive but not living
    A               E
You had a chance to make your play
    G                    D           F#m7   B
But now you're caught up in the day by day

            A
So, you fly low
                 E
It's safe by the shore
               C#m                       B
But something inside is still hungry for more
                 A
The wings become stiff
               E
You need to be free
               C#m                    B
You say, "This life is too simple for me"
                        E
You're too close to the sea