The Real Life
by 3 Doors Down

song title: The Real Life
artist: 3 Doors Down
album: Seventeen Days
genre: alternative rock
running time: 3:52
release date: 2005
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label: Universal

song credits

composer/lyricist: Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell, and Chris Henderson
producer: Johhny K
engineer: Johnny K
additional engineering/digital editing: Kirk Kelsey and Tadpole
assistant engineers: Leslie Richter and Todd Schall
mixer: Andy Wallace
lead vocals: Brad Arnold
guitar: Matt Roberts
guitar: Chris Henderson
bass: Todd Harrell
drums: Richard Liles

lyrics

I wanted to find somewhere to hide when I opened up and let those fears inside I wanted to be anyone else only to find that there was no one there but me and I woke up to the rreal life and I realized it’s not running from anymore when there was nowhere left to hide I found out that nothing’s real here but I won’t stop now until I find a better part of me I let those hard days get me downn and all the things I hate got in my way I could have screamed without a sound I found myself silenced by those things they say but I woke up to the real life and I realized it’s not worth running from anymore when there was nowhere left to hide I found out that nothing’s real here but I won’t stop now until I find a better part of me that’s out there somewhere and it can’t be that far away that’s where I found myself and I’ll find my way out that’s where I’ll find out but I woke up to the real life and I realized it’s not worth running from annymore when there was nowhere left to hide I found out that nothing’s real here but I won’t stop now until I find a better part of me.