dead tired and wide awake
It's something that's become routine
It drags me down, rattles my chain
A symptom of a busted dream
It's not one thing, it's everything
Donated to this blessed curse
Controls my mind to overthink
And measure what the price is worth
Far too much, it just don't work
Oh, I've been chasing hope
Oh, I've been chasing hope
Move on and hide back at home
Night after night, every night
Oh, I've been chasing holes,
that carries a heavy load.
Oh, I've been chasin' hope
Why can't I leave it alone?
I'm wired and tired, I'm out of sync
I'm shell of what I used to be
The money's gone, I'm on the brink
Of standing somewhere in between
I've had enough, I need relief
I want so bad to set things free
It's a shaking loose from
Oh, I've been chasing hope
That carries a heavy load
Oh, I've been chasin' hope
Oh, runnin' high back home
Oh, I've been chasin' hope
Oh, the carriage's a heavy load
Oh, I've been chasin' hope
Who, I'm chasing, who, I'm chasing, who