November 30th, 2006

ang ganda talaga ng kantang Leader of the Band

ito yung lyrics niya...

Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg

An only child alone and wild
A cab'net maker's son
His hands were meant for diff'rent work
And his heart was known to none
He left his home and went his lone and solitary way
And he gave to me a gift
I know I never can repay

A quiet man of music
Denied a simpler fate
He tried to be a soldier once
But his music wouldn't wait
He earned his love thru' discipline
A thund'ring velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls
Took me years to understand

The leader of the band
Is tired and his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs thru' my instrument
And his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy
To the leader of the band

My brother's lives were diff'rent
For they heard another call
One went to Chicago and the other to St. Paul
And I'm in Colorado
When I'm not in some hotel
Living out this life I've chose
And come to know so well

I thank you for the music
And your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom
When it came my time to go
I thank you for the kindness
And the times when you got tough
And papa I don't think I said
"I love you" near enough

The leader of the band
Is tired and his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs thru' my instrument
And his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy
To the leader of the band
I am the living legacy
To the leader of the band

nagagandahan lang talaga ako sa kantang iyan.. hehehe...

and speaking of mga kanta... mayroon nga pala dati akong test na kinuha kung saan pinasulat yung numbers 1-11 tapos kung anu-ano yung pinasulat sa akin sa tabi noong numbers pagkatapos noon sinabi sakin yung meaning noong mga sinulat ko doon... tapos yung isa doon yung kantang iyon daw yung tingin ko sa buhay... hulaan niyo yung sinulat ko duoon na kanta.....[drumroll please....]

The Impossible Dream

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go

To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far

To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a heavenly cause

And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star

ang galing noh? pero ang pinakagusto kong line sa kantang ito eh yung "to march into hell for a heavenly cause"... yun lang pow...^_^

oo nga pala, first day ng december ngayon... 24 days na lang ay pasko na..

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