Never stop dreaming

CHAPTER 8

BROWN WALKS BACK ON STAGE, glancing over at where Tess ran off. "Well we have one more performance for you all tonight, then we'll decide our winner." Brown announces. "Now give it up for Lizzie Tyler!"

The crowd cheers in excitement as Lizzie nervously steps on the stage, holding her guitar. She glances at Nate, out of the corner of her eye, to see him give her an encouraging smile. Lizzie nods her head slightly, before taking a deep breath. She nods her head to the drummer, who begins playing. She plays her guitar before singing.

"Don't sweat all the little things
Just keep your eye on the bigger things
'Cause if you look a little closer
You're gonna get a bigger picture.

"Your heart beats like a marching drum
It's telling you to keep on walking on
And you gotta find a little fire
Shine your light a little brighter
You and I were meant to fly like rockets in the night.

"Keep your head up, shoot the clouds down
Throw it all in, break your own ground
And if you're gonna make a mess, make it loud
And if you're gonna take a stand, stand out
Life is our game, we can go play
Shake up the rules, don't be afraid
And if you're gonna make a mess, make it loud
And if you're gonna take a stand, stand out." As Lizzie sings, the crowd cheers loud. They clap along with the beat as Lizzie begins to loosen up. Mitchie, Caitlyn, Tess, Peggy, Ella, Barron and Sander all crowd backstage, not knowing the little blonde had such a beautiful voice.

"Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh
Stand out.

"Jump on to the roller coaster
Up-up, now we're getting closer
We can be the silver lining
For every treasure that is hiding
We're coming on like the speed of light, yeah
Boom-boom, it's like dynamite
We're gonna start a revolution
Don't stop, keep moving.

"You and I were meant to fly like rockets in the night
Keep your head up, shoot the clouds down
Throw it all in, break your own ground
And if you're gonna make a mess, make it loud
And if you're gonna take a stand, stand out
Life is our game, we can go play
Shake up the rules, don't be afraid."  Tess watches in awe as her baby sister overcomes her stage fright, playing her guitar passionately as she sings.

"And if you're gonna make a mess, make it loud
And if you're gonna take a stand, stand out
Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh.

"Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh
Stand out." T.J. Tyler watches her youngest perform with a proud smile on her face. She knew Lizzie was hiding such a beautiful voice. She just had to wait patiently for her to be ready.

"Be the voice, be the cause
Be the change, be yourself
That's the best you can be
You and I were meant to fly like rockets in the night.

"Keep your head up, shoot the clouds down
Throw it all in, break your own ground
And if you're gonna make a mess, make it loud
And if you're gonna take a stand, stand out
Life is our game, we can go play."  Barron and Sander cheer on Lizzie, not knowing their short stack signed up for the Final Jam.

"Shake up the rules, don't be afraid (Oh)
And if you're gonna make a mess, make it loud (Make it loud)
And if you're gonna take a stand, stand out
Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh (Yeah)
Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh (Stand out)
Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh.

"Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh (Stand out)
Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh-oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh
Stand out, oh, oh, oh, oh
Stand out." Nate cheers the loudest as Lizzie finishes. He stands up clapping loudly as the audience cheers for Lizzie.

Lizzie looks around the theatre and smiles widely as everyone claps for her, cheering her on. She smiles when her mom holds up a proud thumbs up, proud of her daughter. Lizzie glances at Nate to see him smiling at her widely as he claps along with the audience. 'Thank you' she mouths, causing Nate to nod his head.