the man i want to be

if i become the choices that i make, am i on the road that i should take?, 'cause i've got all of these ambitions, but i'm afraid they take me down, but i don't want to end up wishing for the life i could have found, if these dreams get so bright that they're blinding, will i still know how to see?, when i write the last words of this story, will i be the man i want to be?, oh, will i be the man i want to be?, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, many men have tried and lost their way, sold their souls for fortunes made of flames, and i don't want to follow footsteps of tragedies and chasing fame, but i don't want to miss the first step and never live 'cause i was too afraid, if these dreams get so bright that they're blinding, will i still know how to see?, when i write the last words of this story, will i be the man i want to be?, oh, will i be the man i want to be?, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, if i got everything i've wanted, and stood beneath the lights on the stage, would the boy when i was young love the man that i've become, or would he even recognize my face?, and if these dreams get so bright that they're blinding, will i still know how to see?, when i write the last words of this story, will i be the man i want to be?, oh, will i be the man i want to be?, oh, will i be the man i want to be?