Up Before Dawn

Key: D Major
Tempo: Steady, Folk Ballad

Up before dawn, while the world’s asleep,
With a heart full of dreams and roots running deep.
I lace up my boots, face the quiet morn,
Chasing that light where new hopes are born.

Oh, up before dawn, while the sky’s still dark and gray,
I’m bound to my journey, won’t let it slip away.
Step by step, I move along, through the misty dew,
Up before dawn, chasing dreams anew.

The road is long, and the nights are cold,
But there’s fire in my soul, a spirit bold.
With the stars as my guide and the earth as my song,
I carry my dreams as I walk along.

Oh, up before dawn, while the sky’s still dark and gray,
I’m bound to my journey, won’t let it slip away.
Step by step, I move along, through the misty dew,
Up before dawn, chasing dreams anew.

There’s a peace in the silence, a promise in the air,
I find strength in the quiet, hope everywhere.
The world’s still sleeping, but I’m alive and free,
With the dawn rising up inside of me.

Oh, up before dawn, while the sky’s still dark and gray,
I’m bound to my journey, won’t let it slip away.
Step by step, I move along, through the misty dew,
Up before dawn, chasing dreams anew.

When the sun finally rises, and the day is born,
I’ll be a little bit closer, up before dawn.

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Writer: Songsmith