Paper Dreams Lyrics

I was born on my father's shoulders

In the shadow of old Soldier Field

He held me high in orange and blue

Said, Kid, someday you'll know how this feels

I saw the lights, the sky growing cold

He was cheering for ghosts he used to know

A legacy I couldn't touch

But it found its way into my bones

Paper dreams in the windy city

Fading flags still flying pretty

Dad said, Hold on tight, it's never easy, son

But I never left, through rain or sun

Win or lose, this love is tattooed

On my heart beneath this navy blue

Every Sunday, I'm there again

Falling for the roar that never came

I'm older now, my friends all laugh

At every false hope, another quarterback

I drink my beer, raise it high

To the echoes of Ditka and the shouts that died

I feel the cold, it settles in deep

The same old losses that never sleep

But I wrap myself in the colors worn

And I dream the dream I've had since I was born

Paper dreams in a city of steel

Holding tight to everything I feel

Dad said, Hold on tight, it's never easy, son

But I never left, through rain or sun

Broken plays and broken years

All my losses count in cheers

We might be down, but not undone

I'm still here, waiting for the run

Today I sit alone, the final score is clear

Another season slipping into the rear

I raise my glass to what was meant to be

To all the ghosts of '85 staring back at me

It's not the wins that make the man

But standing tall when nothing goes to plan

And even if these dreams are made of paper

I'll hold them close and chase them later

Paper dreams in a city so cold

I'll wear these colors till I'm grey and old

The echoes call, the roar remains

I never left, through losses and gains

And if one day the roar returns

I'll be there with these colors worn

I'm still here, through thick and thin

The Bears are down, but I'm all in

Snow falls on the streets tonight

A city of losses beneath the lights

I walk home wrapped in navy and orange

The hope of another year never far gone