I Had a Dream

Album: Piece by Piece (2015)
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  • If you wanna lead, be a leader
    If you wanna dream, be a dreamer
    Climb to the top of that mountain and scream it
    But remember when you get to the top
    Everything you say is gonna matter
    Everything you do is gonna add up
    It's what you asked for, so
    Don't get mad when it's not what you thought
    Careful now, girl, with them Jezebel ways
    Crown on your head, but you're queen of cliches
    Little one playin' with the big boys now
    Hope you're ready when it comes back around

    I had a dream that we were born
    A generation to behold
    Writing fires with our words
    Instead of useless smoke that blurs
    The lines are writing oh
    Expression that they're told
    An army with a sword
    That lingers when we're gone
    I had a dream

    If you wanna preach be a preacher
    If you wanna teach be a teacher
    Remember that the footprints you're leaving, will
    Tell us all who you really are
    It's too bad you can't see what you're worth
    Spreadin' your legs 'stead of usin' your words
    Character is shown by the things that we do
    The one thing you're never gonna hide is the truth
    'Cause anyone can tell when you're sellin' out
    And anyone can fly when they're fallin' down

    I had a dream that we were born
    A generation to behold
    Writing fires with our words
    Instead of useless smoke that blurs
    The lines are writing oh
    Expression that they're told
    An army with a sword
    That lingers when we're gone
    I had a dream

    I had a dream
    I had a dream that we were born (I had a dream that we were born)
    A generation to behold (to behold)
    Writing fires with our words (writing fires with our words)
    Instead of useless smoke that blurs
    The lines are writing oh
    Expression that they're told (they're told)
    An army with a sword
    That lingers when we're gone (when we're gone)
    I had a dream (I had a dream)

    I had a dream
    I had a dream Writer/s: GREGORY KURSTIN, KELLY CLARKSON
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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