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I was raised in Oregon by the mountains and the streams

Raised by the rugged, the wild and the free
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And I'm a dreamer of better days to come

[Verse 2]
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I'd be lying if I said said it wasn't a fight

Spent many evenings crying through the night
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And we're all searching how to get a life right

[Chorus]
           Em               D
Oh, you'll never know where life can go
       A                   C
If you don't let down your fear
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Oh you'll never find what you're searching for
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Until you learn how, how to set it free

[Verse 3]
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My parents left me when I was really young

They left me to deal with the setting of the sun
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But I held my head high, I said by goodbyes and moved on

[Verse 4]
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My grandparents picked up the pieces where they fell

They told me that everyone's got a story to tell
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And we're all searching for somewhere to belong

[Chorus]
           Em               D
Oh, you'll never know where life can go
       A                   C
If you don't let down your fear
          Em                     D
Oh you'll never find what you're searching for
          A                        D
Until you learn how, how to set it free

[Bridge]
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Well I once heard a wise man say
            Em                  C        D
That if you want love you gotta give it away
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'Cause it's a hard life, when it comes, we'll sacrifice
    Em                G             Bm         A
And those of you who lose it, find life
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Gotta set it free

[Outro]
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I was raised in Oregon by the mountains and the streams

Raised by the rugged, the wild and the free
          G                          D
And I'm a dreamer of better days to come