8. Chasing Horizons (Live Version)

[Intro] [distorted electric guitar riff, heavy drum fill] Hey! [cymbal crash] [Verse 1] [palm-muted guitar, driving bass] Spent half my life Chasin' horizons Windows down on a runaway night Every wrong turn Felt like freedom Every sunrise Hit just right [guitar slide] Whoa! [Chorus] [full band, open power chords] Spent half my life Chasin' horizons Tryna catch that gold sky flame Every road kept pullin' me farther But somehow I stayed the same Now I ain't lookin' for forever I just want to feel this alive Hands on the wheel, heart wide open Watchin' stars burn into the night [Verse 2] [bass-driven groove, staccato guitar stabs] I was burnin' through small town stations Livin' loud with the dashboard glow Cheap beer buzzin' in the backseat Nowhere planned, nowhere to go Yeah, we sang like kings at red lights Half out of tune but feelin' alive Thought forever was a highway And we had forever to drive Funny how the miles keep movin' Even when you stand still [Chorus] [heavy drums, layered vocal harmonies] Spent half my life Chasin' horizons Tryna catch that gold sky flame Every road kept pullin' me farther But somehow I stayed the same Now I ain't lookin' for forever I just want to feel this alive Hands on the wheel, heart wide open Watchin' stars burn into the night [Bridge] [syncopated guitar riff, half-time drums] There were heartbreak girls in denim Neon dancin' on weathered floors Old bar bands and cheap cigarettes And boots kickin' through swingin' doors Yeah, we all got scars from somewhere Everybody's runnin' from pain But the best nights always found us Laughin' loud in the pourin' rain [Guitar Solo] [bluesy hard rock solo, wah-wah pedal effect] Hey! Hey! [Outro] [driving rhythm resumes] Keep rollin' Don't slow down No lookin' back now We're too far gone to turn around [Chorus melody reprise] Spent half my life Chasin' horizons Tryna catch that gold sky flame Every road kept pullin' me farther But somehow I stayed the same Now I ain't lookin' for forever I just want to feel this alive Hands on the wheel, heart wide open Watchin' stars burn into the night Yeah! Spent half my life Chasin' horizons Maybe that's what keeps me alive [final power chord, feedback fade]