We Were Pioneers

I dream of what I think about before bed
 And I had a lazy Sunday marathon of Ken Burns on the West
 So I had a dream we escaped all oppression
 And we went somewhere, somewhere where no one could touch us
 And there we were
 Modest possessions packed up in our wagon
 All to leave this behind for a better, freer life
 And it's a dangerous world out there
 We could fail and we could die
 But we're itching for adventure, for a change and it's our time
 Why do we spend our days lazing around?
 Talking a big talk and playing games
 We don't do what we want because we're too afraid
 And I know, I know, I know we could do better
 There's nothing we can't do if we stick together
 Because once, we were pioneers
 We were pioneers
 Yeah, we were pioneers
 I dream of what I think about before bed
 And I played Oregon Trail last night until my eyes were red
 Do you remember when we played it in school as kids?
 Do you remember the dreams that we dreamed when we played it?
 Back in our new home
 More than a century and two thousand miles away
 We plotted over drinks with the exciting friends we made
 We've got a blank canvas here, this town is the edge of the earth
 And we can make it anything we want it to be, it's our turn
 Why do we spend our days lazing around?
 Talking a big talk and playing games
 We don't do what we want because we're too afraid
 And I know, I know, I know we could do better
 There's nothing we can't do if we stick together
 Because once, we were pioneers
 We were pioneers
 Yeah, we were pioneers
 I had a dream that you and I were pioneers
 I woke up wondering what had happened that we wound up here
 We were the kids with the big dreams and the bright minds
 And now we're overgrown kids cramping our parents' styles
 And it doesn't seem it's going to work out how we wanted
 You've got a food baby, I'm still in my pajamas
 But the way I see it, life's a game
 Where you maximize its length,
 maximize the pleasure and minimize the pain
 And you and I, we're people who were not supposed to lose
 And every day is a potential new beginning
 Every day is a potential new beginning
 Every day is a potential new beginning
 Every day is a potential new beginning
 We'll leave everything behind, build a new life in a new place
 If only in our minds
 Because once, we were pioneers
 We were pioneers
 Yeah, we were pioneers