INTRO: Bm A G 2x VERSE 1: D G I found a book that my mama kept D G Filled with secrets she hid D A Bm A G A And in a dusty old attic, one mornin' I read D G About a woman I never met Bm A G Who had dreams just like mine A G A With every page I turned, the words came alive CHORUS: D G Wish I could roll out of town like a runaway train Bm A G I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane D A Bm D G A I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance Bm A G Bm A G If I just had the chance VERSE 2: D G A tear fell on that faded page D G Cause this was somebody else D A Bm D G A Not the Mama I knew who never thought of herself D G But the times, they were different then Bm A G And lines just didn't get crossed D G A And these words that she wrote, they somehow got lost CHORUS: D G Wish I could roll out of town like a runaway train Bm A G I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane D A Bm D G A I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance Bm A G Bm A G C G F A If I just had the chance VERSE 3: D G The chance that she never had D G Is now the gift that is mine D A Bm D G A And out here on this road, I'm makin' up for lost time D G Yeah, I am my mother's child Bm A G And tonight in this car D G A I got her words in my suitcase and her dreams in my heart CHORUS: D G As I roll out of town like a runaway train Bm A G I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane D A Bm D G A I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance Bm A G While I still have the chance D A Bm D G A I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance Bm A G While I still have the chance