[Intro] [Verse 1] Concrete dreams in a paper town Everybody told me to set them down Said the sky's too high, the road's too long But I've been hearing a different song [Pre-Chorus 1] Boots on the pavement, fire in my chest They can keep their safe and their second-best I'd rather burn out reaching too far Than die here wondering who we are [Chorus] So I chase the stars, chase the stars However bright, however far Through the dark, through the scars I'm gonna chase, chase the stars Yeah I chase the stars [Verse 2] They built a ceiling, I built a flame Whispered impossible like it was my name But every no is just fuel for the climb And I've got nothing left to lose but time [Pre-Chorus 2] Maybe I fall, maybe I fly Maybe I crash through the goddamn sky I'd rather break with my hands in the light Than sleep through one more silent night [Chorus] So I chase the stars, chase the stars However bright, however far Through the dark, through the scars I'm gonna chase, chase the stars Yeah I chase the stars [Bridge] They said dreams don't pay, dreams don't last Dreams are ghosts of a younger past But I can hear mine calling out my name And I'd rather lose than play their game [Guitar solo] Tell me I can't, watch me fly Tell me it's too far, watch me run Tell me I'm nothing, watch... me ... THRIVE! [Chorus] I chase the stars, chase the stars However bright, however far Bleeding hands and broken cars I'm gonna chase, chase the stars (Through the dark) Through the dark, (through the scars) through the scars However lost, whoever we are Light a match and burn the bars I'm gonna chase, chase the stars [Outro] Yeah, I'm gonna chase the stars