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