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Holding On to the Dream

from The Fire Inside by Cathy McManamon

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Written for the 2013 OVFF Songwriting Contest

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Long, long ago, someone looked to the sky
And wondered what it would be like
To soar like a bird way on up to the sun
To leave this blue marble behind
After many an age ‘twas no longer a dream
With balloons or with wings in our flying machines
We reached to the heavens as far as we dared
And found we’re as small as we feared

When I was younger in simpler times
Gazing up into the deep purple sky
Daring to dream of everything
Daring to dream I could fly
Now I am older and wiser and grounded
But I still hold the stars in my hand
Dreams live on, and I hold on to mine
And I’ll hold them as long as I -
as long as I can

Soon we were breaking the wall of sound
Higher and higher we climbed
Who would be fastest and who would be first
Proud Earthling on alien ground
But the race against time was laced with a price
Too much and too little care
For brave pioneers lost to the stars
We released prayers aloft through the air

When I was younger in simpler times
Gazing up into the deep purple sky
Daring to dream of everything
Daring to dream I could fly
Now I am older and wiser and grounded
But I still hold the stars in my hand
Dreams live on, and I hold on to mine
And I’ll hold them as long as I -
as long as I can

I know in my lifetime I'll never see
The day when I step out my door
And transport to havens unlike any down here
A wondrous alien shore
In movies I've seen and in stories I've read
In journeys more inward than out
I believe one day we'll finally find
Our brothers and sisters, no doubt

When I was younger in simpler times
Gazing up into the deep purple sky
Daring to dream of everything
Daring to dream I could fly
Now I am older and wiser and grounded
But I still hold the stars in my hand
Dreams live on, and I hold on to mine
Yes, I’ll hold them as long as I -
as long as I can - as long as I can

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from The Fire Inside, released February 3, 2014
Cathy McManamon - lead & harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, shaker

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Cathy McManamon Chicago, Illinois

Cathy is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/drummer in Chicago who occasionally performs solo, but more often in the Pegasus Award-winning duo Random Fractions (with Jason Neerenberg. She is the former drummer for the filk rock band Toyboat.

Cathy is also a studio musician and arranger for Canticles Productions & Dreamflight Theatrical Gymnastics, a drum circle facilitator, and a guitar teacher. ... more

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