They dressed you in their Sunday hopes
Pinned medals on your paper chest
You'll make us proud
Their voices said
You smiled
Kept quiet
Did your best
You walked the hallway in their shoes
Your name engraved on somebody else's plan
But in the silence of your room
A different future held your hand
Follow your dreams
Always
Even if your voice still shakes
Even if the road reroutes
Halfway through the choice you made
Don't apologize for changing
For letting old skins fall away
Follow your dreams
Always
Follow your dreams
Always (always)
Follow your dreams
Always (always)
You'll meet a hand that feels like home
A laugh that lights the longest day
Some friends will clap when you let go
Some friends will fade when you're okay
They'll say you're selfish when you rise
They liked you better small and scared
But every time your heart says go
That's proof it wants to take you there
Follow your dreams
Always
Even if your voice still shakes
Even if the road reroutes
Halfway through the choice you made
Don't apologize for changing
For letting old skins fall away
Follow your dreams
Always
Follow your dreams
Always (oh, always)
Always
If it isn't what you wanted
You can turn around again
You can start from simple nothing
You can lose and still you win
‘Cause every honest little step
Is one more promise that you keep
To the child who once believed
In every story she could be
Follow your dreams
Always
Even if your voice still shakes
Even if the road reroutes
Halfway through the choice you made
Don't apologize for changing
For letting old skins fall away
Follow your dreams
Always
Follow your dreams
Always (always)
Follow your dreams
Always (always)
(Always)