Intro -- Acoustic Guitars, piano Verse 1 Seventeen, San Diego, chasing sunsets and a name, Thought the world would open for me if I just boarded that plane. Nine months later I was broke, worn thin, and out of place, Had to call back home and say, “Mama… I need a ticket, I need grace.” Pre‑Chorus But failure ain’t the ending when your heart still beats awake, Sometimes the road that breaks you is the road your dreams will take. Chorus I’m a dreamer — even when the world says “no,” Even when I’m packing bags and heading back home. Yeah, I’ve fallen, but the falling never made me afraid, ‘Cause I don’t quit, I just rise, I just bend, I just pray. There’s more in this life, and I still believe someday A dreamer like me’s gonna find his way. Verse 2 Back home in Tennessee, folks said, “Son, you tried your best,” But they didn’t see the fire still burning in my chest. I wasn’t done, I wasn’t finished, I wasn’t made for standing still, There’s a voice inside that whispers, “Boy, you’re meant for something still.” Pre‑Chorus Every setback is a seed that time and faith will wake, Every closed door is a doorway only dreamers learn to make. Chorus I’m a dreamer — even when the world says “no,” Even when I’m packing bags and heading back home. Yeah, I’ve fallen, but the falling never made me afraid, ‘Cause I don’t quit, I just rise, I just bend, I just pray. There’s more in this life, and I still believe someday A dreamer like me’s gonna find his way. Bridge Maybe dreams don’t die — they just wait for you to grow, Maybe leaving California was the only way to know That the boy who came back home with empty pockets and mistakes Was the man who learned that hope is something no one takes. Final Chorus I’m a dreamer — and I’ll be one ‘til the end, Every fall, every failure just becomes fuel again. Yeah, I’ve stumbled, but the stumbling never made me ashamed, ‘Cause the dream in me is louder than the voices of the pain. There’s more in this life, and I still believe someday A dreamer like me’s gonna find his way. Outro Seventeen didn’t break me — it just taught me how to stay A dreamer who keeps reaching anyway.