Dream Your Own Dream

Even though this song ends on a sad note - I think the lyrics are meaningful and I've definitely can relate. Just keep in mind to never give up hope no matter what "hell" life throws at you.

I DREAMED A DREAM
(from Les Misérables; English lyrics are by Herbert Kretzmer)

There was a time, when men were kind
And their voices were soft
And their words were inviting
There was a time, when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dreams to shame

He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride

But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'd come to me
That we would live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed

A Boyle-ing Hot Birthday

Okay, money is not everything. It can't buy us love. And then there's that root of evil thing. But it sure makes for a happy day when we get a big fat check for our hard work. Just ask Susan Boyle - who just turned 49 and received a 4 million dollar check from Simon Cowell. It was the royalties earned from her album, which sold 8-plus million copies and broke records when it debuted in November of last year.

Today is Susan's birthday. For you who don't keep up with current pop culture (and why not? I must ask...) - Susan Boyle is famous for competing on Britain's Got Talent, a Simon Cowell produced talent show. It's safe to say the judges and the public didn't see her coming. They most definitely didn't expect to be blown away by this older, plain looking woman who was having a bad hair day and who claimed to have never been kissed (!!!). The camera catches people laughing and and smirking as she states she wants to be a professional singer. But she soon shut them up when she began singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. She ended the show as the runner up but this has not slowed down her new found career one bit.

I wonder if turning 48 a few days before her April 11, 2009 debut on BGT factored into her performance?


Check out Susan's BGT debut!