How long I have wanted this dream to come true And as it approaches, I can't believe I'm through I've tried, oh, how I've tried For a life, yes a life, I thought I knew Oh, it's the price we gotta pay and all the games we gotta play Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on 'Cause it's a game we gotta lose, though it's a life we gotta choose And the price is our own life until it's done Time seems to have frozen but the mind can be fooled As the days pass I discover, destiny just can't be ruled Hard times, oh, hard times For the prize, yes the prize, I thought I knew Oh, it's the price we gotta pay and all the games we gotta play Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on 'Cause it's a game we gotta lose, though it's a life we gotta choose And the price is our own life until it's done Oh, it's the price we gotta pay and all the games we gotta play Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on 'Cause it's a game we gotta lose, though it's a life we gotta choose And the price is our own life until it's done