The post below was first published here on November 13, 2007. The words, and original melody, to this inspirational song have been recorded as We Rise with our Dreams by former Jefferson Airplane founder and lead singer Marty Balin. The song is part of Mr. Balin's CD, Nashville Sessions. A one-minute clip of the song is available here, as are instructions for ordering the CD.
http://www.jbppresentsmartybalin.com/cdnville.htm
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These are the lyrics to the theme song of Subaru Ski World
which aired in the 1980's and 1990's. I have never forgotten
them. In my opinion they are wise, and perhaps you will agree.
If so, sometimes one can find wisdom in the most unlikely
of places.
Anyone with information on the composer or the song please
email PUBLOCC@gmail.com so that credit can be given.
Man can’t recall
when he first learned to fall
or the time
when he first learned to climb.
But the dream is the thing
both his anchor and wing
it’s his soul
and the flame in his eye.
Oh the wisdom is reaching
far beyond what you see
and the triumph is seeking
all the best you can be.
So delight in the journey
or the struggle it seems
for the spirit is learning
that we rise with our dreams.
Man is the sum
of the living he’s done
and the choices
he’s made in his time.
To the left or the right
through the dark or the light
given earth
how he yearns for the sky.
Oh the wisdom is reaching
far beyond what you see
and the triumph is seeking
all the best you can be.
So delight in the journey
or the struggle it seems
for the spirit is learning
that we rise with our dreams.
which aired in the 1980's and 1990's. I have never forgotten
them. In my opinion they are wise, and perhaps you will agree.
If so, sometimes one can find wisdom in the most unlikely
of places.
Anyone with information on the composer or the song please
email PUBLOCC@gmail.com so that credit can be given.
Man can’t recall
when he first learned to fall
or the time
when he first learned to climb.
But the dream is the thing
both his anchor and wing
it’s his soul
and the flame in his eye.
Oh the wisdom is reaching
far beyond what you see
and the triumph is seeking
all the best you can be.
So delight in the journey
or the struggle it seems
for the spirit is learning
that we rise with our dreams.
Man is the sum
of the living he’s done
and the choices
he’s made in his time.
To the left or the right
through the dark or the light
given earth
how he yearns for the sky.
Oh the wisdom is reaching
far beyond what you see
and the triumph is seeking
all the best you can be.
So delight in the journey
or the struggle it seems
for the spirit is learning
that we rise with our dreams.
