Jaded memories of a one-horse town
Every night I'd watch the sun go down
Said to myself there's gotta be more than this
Was shadow dancing with an old guitar
When Daddy said "Boy, you're never gonna go far
Can't chase a dream, you've gotta be a man someday"

I've got to hold on, I've got to believe
Don't want no shadow hanging over me
Don't need no chain wrapped around my soul
I've got to run free
I've got to believe, believe in a dream

There's a little house upon the hill
Had a little pink magic thrill
Carried me to the other side
Electric blood's flowing through my veins
There's something pounding deep inside my brain
I've been here once before but was that really me

I've got to hold on, I've got to believe
Don't want no shadow hanging over me
Don't need no chain wrapped around my soul
I've got to run free
I've got to believe, believe in a dream

What if reality were just a dream
Would it all still mean that much to me
Would the comfort come to me from the other side
So if you're knocking on my door tonight
I'll be chasing shadows, dancing in the moonlight
Don't give a damn, I've gotta do what I feel

I've to hold on, I've got to believe
I've got a shadow hangin' over me
I've got a chain wrapped around my soul
I'll never run free
I've got to believe, believe in a dream
Just a young boy when it came to me

Written: August 1994
Registered SOCAN: September 26, 1994
Music and Lyrics: Robert Samuel Stupnikoff
Artist: Robert Samuel (with Scott Lebsack on saxaphone)
Recorded on: Fostex 250 4-track cassette system
Produced by: Robert Samuel
Released: “Anna Log” CD, mp3.com and robertsamuel.com, Summer 2000