G5  Bb5  F5 
 
       D5          A5      G5 
Been a child in my life, a child in my dreams 
            C5 
It seemed forever 
              Bb5                   F5   
That I'd get ahold of myself in between 
 

D5          A5                  G5 
Nothin' for certain at least it seemed so anyway 
          C5 
And I was wondering  
     Bb5                     F5   F5  F5       
What I would become or what may 
 

Bb5                                   F5    F5  F5 
Music was my life, finally took everything 
         Bb5                                 F5 
Ain't it funny how you got it all and not a thing 
 G5                Bb5  
(It's a gift I can sing) 
 
Chorus: 
F5          Bb5         F5           Bb5 
I've got a reason for living each day 
F5          Bb5         F5         Bb5 
I've got a reason for makin' it pay 
        F5          Bb5         F5       Bb5 
If it's only for a moment and only my way 
F5          Bb5         F5        Bb5          F5   G5   Bb5  F5 
I've got a reason, a time and a season 
 
I was takin' it for granted a little more than I should 
I had it easy, ummm , 
Was life ever doing me good 
 
I had it all written, how the story would end 
But I ran out of pages and 
I was left all alone with the pen 
The story's still got a line and the song'll still rhyme 
The names are the same, they're yours and they're mine 
(I guess I knew it all the time) 
 
Chorus