[Music] sunrise looks much better from the front
sunrise looks much better from the front
sunrise looks much better from the front seat of this car and my smell like smoke
seat of this car and my smell like smoke
seat of this car and my smell like smoke windows proper this whole thing is our
windows proper this whole thing is our
windows proper this whole thing is our our own home away from home where the
our own home away from home where the
our own home away from home where the country is our yard so matter where we
country is our yard so matter where we
country is our yard so matter where we go yeah cause we’re behind a ride
go yeah cause we’re behind a ride
go yeah cause we’re behind a ride oh the wheels moms
there’s still love
there’s still love [Music]
[Music]
[Music] maybe in North Dakota may be raining
maybe in North Dakota may be raining
maybe in North Dakota may be raining down in Georgia but I can always see the
down in Georgia but I can always see the
down in Georgia but I can always see the star
star
star there’s no front seat of this car
[Music]
[Music] thank you when you were in kindergarten
thank you when you were in kindergarten
thank you when you were in kindergarten what was your ultimate dream in life
what was your ultimate dream in life
what was your ultimate dream in life most of the kids that age that I know
most of the kids that age that I know
most of the kids that age that I know want to be a rock star or a world
want to be a rock star or a world
want to be a rock star or a world traveler or the president of the United
traveler or the president of the United
traveler or the president of the United States and I’m sure most of you had
States and I’m sure most of you had
States and I’m sure most of you had equally grandiose aspirations at that
equally grandiose aspirations at that
equally grandiose aspirations at that age uh I’ll admit my first big career
age uh I’ll admit my first big career
age uh I’ll admit my first big career dream was to be the garbage man because
dream was to be the garbage man because
dream was to be the garbage man because I thought people threw away a lot of
I thought people threw away a lot of
I thought people threw away a lot of good stuff however once I discovered
good stuff however once I discovered
good stuff however once I discovered music that hope quickly faded away to
music that hope quickly faded away to
music that hope quickly faded away to make room for my new dream of playing my
make room for my new dream of playing my
make room for my new dream of playing my own music two stadiums of devoted fans
own music two stadiums of devoted fans
own music two stadiums of devoted fans now try to remember how your dreams
now try to remember how your dreams
now try to remember how your dreams changed as you grew up maybe once you
changed as you grew up maybe once you
changed as you grew up maybe once you got some middle school it seemed stupid
got some middle school it seemed stupid
got some middle school it seemed stupid to say you wanted to be an astronaut so
to say you wanted to be an astronaut so
to say you wanted to be an astronaut so you stop saying it out loud and
you stop saying it out loud and
you stop saying it out loud and eventually stopped thinking about it at
eventually stopped thinking about it at
eventually stopped thinking about it at all i know for me school took top
all i know for me school took top
all i know for me school took top priority so I put everything I had into
priority so I put everything I had into
priority so I put everything I had into my classes and eventually dual enrolled
my classes and eventually dual enrolled
my classes and eventually dual enrolled once I reached high school I graduated
once I reached high school I graduated
once I reached high school I graduated on the Dean’s List with my associates
on the Dean’s List with my associates
on the Dean’s List with my associates degree a few weeks before graduating
degree a few weeks before graduating
degree a few weeks before graduating high school in the top 5% of my class
high school in the top 5% of my class
high school in the top 5% of my class after a lifetime of straight A’s so what
after a lifetime of straight A’s so what
after a lifetime of straight A’s so what did i do next it might surprise you I
followed my dream I could have gone on
followed my dream I could have gone on to college and done what everyone
to college and done what everyone
to college and done what everyone expected but I decided that my dream of
expected but I decided that my dream of
expected but I decided that my dream of making music was more important than
making music was more important than
making music was more important than other people’s ideas of what I should do
other people’s ideas of what I should do
other people’s ideas of what I should do with my life I want to share another
with my life I want to share another
with my life I want to share another song with you guys that I wrote that I
song with you guys that I wrote that I
song with you guys that I wrote that I think relates really well with the
think relates really well with the
think relates really well with the message I want to deliver to you today
message I want to deliver to you today
message I want to deliver to you today the idea of it is that you know to
the idea of it is that you know to
the idea of it is that you know to whoever I’m singing too I love you and I
whoever I’m singing too I love you and I
whoever I’m singing too I love you and I would love for you to be on this journey
would love for you to be on this journey
would love for you to be on this journey with me but if you’re not with me on
with me but if you’re not with me on
with me but if you’re not with me on this
this
this I’m gonna do it by myself and this one’s
I’m gonna do it by myself and this one’s
I’m gonna do it by myself and this one’s called come along
called come along
called come along [Music]
it’ll take you where you wanna go
it’ll take you where you wanna go I tend to travel in one less know
you better see me on the one and slow
you better see me on the one and slow [Music]
[Music]
[Music] with me if you can
with me if you can
with me if you can we want to I’ve got a special place for
we want to I’ve got a special place for
we want to I’ve got a special place for you
you
you spurs are on our side now we are
let me let me
let me let me let me go you know when people started
let me go you know when people started
let me go you know when people started asking me about my plans for college and
asking me about my plans for college and
asking me about my plans for college and I told them I wasn’t going I can’t even
I told them I wasn’t going I can’t even
I told them I wasn’t going I can’t even tell you how many times I heard you’re
tell you how many times I heard you’re
tell you how many times I heard you’re gonna regret that someday or what a
gonna regret that someday or what a
gonna regret that someday or what a waste of your intelligence or couldn’t
waste of your intelligence or couldn’t
waste of your intelligence or couldn’t you just do both why is it that everyone
you just do both why is it that everyone
you just do both why is it that everyone felt I was simply destined to go to
felt I was simply destined to go to
felt I was simply destined to go to college most of them didn’t seem
college most of them didn’t seem
college most of them didn’t seem concerned because they thought I wasn’t
concerned because they thought I wasn’t
concerned because they thought I wasn’t good enough at music they were just
good enough at music they were just
good enough at music they were just alarmed that I wasn’t doing what I was
alarmed that I wasn’t doing what I was
alarmed that I wasn’t doing what I was supposed to do now I truly believe and
supposed to do now I truly believe and
supposed to do now I truly believe and understand that being educated is
understand that being educated is
understand that being educated is valuable and I know there are people in
valuable and I know there are people in
valuable and I know there are people in this world who are passionate about
this world who are passionate about
this world who are passionate about chemistry or physics or teaching or a
chemistry or physics or teaching or a
chemistry or physics or teaching or a million other things that require a
million other things that require a
million other things that require a degree but there are also people who are
degree but there are also people who are
degree but there are also people who are passionate about something else and
passionate about something else and
passionate about something else and their passion is no less valid just
their passion is no less valid just
their passion is no less valid just because it doesn’t require a degree
because it doesn’t require a degree
because it doesn’t require a degree there’s a quote that I love by Albert
there’s a quote that I love by Albert
there’s a quote that I love by Albert Einstein he said everyone is a genius
Einstein he said everyone is a genius
Einstein he said everyone is a genius but if you judge a fish by its ability
but if you judge a fish by its ability
but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole
to climb a tree it will live its whole
to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid the
life believing that it is stupid the
life believing that it is stupid the tree we’re all expected to climb in this
tree we’re all expected to climb in this
tree we’re all expected to climb in this case is higher education some people are
case is higher education some people are
case is higher education some people are built perfectly to climb that tree but
built perfectly to climb that tree but
built perfectly to climb that tree but not everyone is well suited for it there
not everyone is well suited for it there
not everyone is well suited for it there are people in this world who can pick up
are people in this world who can pick up
are people in this world who can pick up any musical instrument available to them
any musical instrument available to them
any musical instrument available to them and play it with ease like it’s an
and play it with ease like it’s an
and play it with ease like it’s an extent
extent
extent of their body but they can’t pass
of their body but they can’t pass
of their body but they can’t pass algebra to save their life there are
algebra to save their life there are
algebra to save their life there are people who have a natural ability to
people who have a natural ability to
people who have a natural ability to shed their personal identity and morph
shed their personal identity and morph
shed their personal identity and morph themselves into a character for the
themselves into a character for the
themselves into a character for the purpose of telling a story or people who
purpose of telling a story or people who
purpose of telling a story or people who can pick up a paintbrush and create
can pick up a paintbrush and create
can pick up a paintbrush and create something that appears so convincingly
something that appears so convincingly
something that appears so convincingly alive that you would have to reach out
alive that you would have to reach out
alive that you would have to reach out and touch it to know that it was only
and touch it to know that it was only
and touch it to know that it was only paint on canvas but they might have a
paint on canvas but they might have a
paint on canvas but they might have a hard time with basic high school classes
hard time with basic high school classes
hard time with basic high school classes each of these abilities and countless
each of these abilities and countless
each of these abilities and countless others are forms of intelligence that
others are forms of intelligence that
others are forms of intelligence that aren’t recognized or appreciated the way
aren’t recognized or appreciated the way
aren’t recognized or appreciated the way they should be so that person might
they should be so that person might
they should be so that person might abandon their dream and instead struggle
abandon their dream and instead struggle
abandon their dream and instead struggle to succeed at something they’re not
to succeed at something they’re not
to succeed at something they’re not passionate about people who aren’t
passionate about people who aren’t
passionate about people who aren’t academically inclined seem to often be
academically inclined seem to often be
academically inclined seem to often be discarded as stupid or lazy when the
discarded as stupid or lazy when the
discarded as stupid or lazy when the truth is that there simply intelligent
truth is that there simply intelligent
truth is that there simply intelligent in a different area in fact some of the
in a different area in fact some of the
in a different area in fact some of the most intelligent and successful people
most intelligent and successful people
most intelligent and successful people we hear about in pop culture are people
we hear about in pop culture are people
we hear about in pop culture are people who dropped out of college or never went
who dropped out of college or never went
who dropped out of college or never went in the first place if someone asked you
in the first place if someone asked you
in the first place if someone asked you to list the most intelligent people you
to list the most intelligent people you
to list the most intelligent people you can think of you might include Bill
can think of you might include Bill
can think of you might include Bill Gates Michael Dell Mark Zuckerberg Steve
Gates Michael Dell Mark Zuckerberg Steve
Gates Michael Dell Mark Zuckerberg Steve Jobs all people who never got a college
Jobs all people who never got a college
Jobs all people who never got a college degree less likely to make your list of
degree less likely to make your list of
degree less likely to make your list of most intelligent people would be those
most intelligent people would be those
most intelligent people would be those like Nelson Mandela Gandhi or Martin
like Nelson Mandela Gandhi or Martin
like Nelson Mandela Gandhi or Martin Luther King jr. and I’d be willing to
Luther King jr. and I’d be willing to
Luther King jr. and I’d be willing to bet that you wouldn’t include people
bet that you wouldn’t include people
bet that you wouldn’t include people like Michael Jackson John Mayer Walt
like Michael Jackson John Mayer Walt
like Michael Jackson John Mayer Walt Disney Johnny Depp Prince lady gaga
Disney Johnny Depp Prince lady gaga
Disney Johnny Depp Prince lady gaga Robin Williams are John Lennon but
Robin Williams are John Lennon but
Robin Williams are John Lennon but aren’t all these people geniuses there
aren’t all these people geniuses there
aren’t all these people geniuses there are so many different ways somebody can
are so many different ways somebody can
are so many different ways somebody can be smart and I believe that our dreams
be smart and I believe that our dreams
be smart and I believe that our dreams are often closely related to whatever
are often closely related to whatever
are often closely related to whatever form of intelligence comes the most
form of intelligence comes the most
form of intelligence comes the most naturally to us for me that’s music and
naturally to us for me that’s music and
naturally to us for me that’s music and for you it’s probably something else
for you it’s probably something else
for you it’s probably something else but isn’t it a shame if any of us give
but isn’t it a shame if any of us give
but isn’t it a shame if any of us give up on our passion in exchange for
up on our passion in exchange for
up on our passion in exchange for following a more widely accepted life
following a more widely accepted life
following a more widely accepted life path all I’m really trying to say is
path all I’m really trying to say is
path all I’m really trying to say is that the world is a better place when we
that the world is a better place when we
that the world is a better place when we all just do our thing when I think about
all just do our thing when I think about
all just do our thing when I think about everything I’ve gained by pursuing my
everything I’ve gained by pursuing my
everything I’ve gained by pursuing my passion it makes me want to stop
passion it makes me want to stop
passion it makes me want to stop everyone I meet and demand that they
everyone I meet and demand that they
everyone I meet and demand that they drop what they’re doing right now if
drop what they’re doing right now if
drop what they’re doing right now if it’s not what they love realistically I
it’s not what they love realistically I
it’s not what they love realistically I know that not everyone is lucky enough
know that not everyone is lucky enough
know that not everyone is lucky enough to be able to do that but I urge you to
to be able to do that but I urge you to
to be able to do that but I urge you to find ways to incorporate your passion
find ways to incorporate your passion
find ways to incorporate your passion into your life even if you can only work
into your life even if you can only work
into your life even if you can only work in small bits and pieces here and there
in small bits and pieces here and there
in small bits and pieces here and there I promise it will change the way you
I promise it will change the way you
I promise it will change the way you feel to do what you love and what you’re
feel to do what you love and what you’re
feel to do what you love and what you’re good at and when you feel good and care
good at and when you feel good and care
good at and when you feel good and care about what you’re doing you’re
about what you’re doing you’re
about what you’re doing you’re contributing more to this world thank
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