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Reach For The Stars

from Galena by Dave Gibb

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I didn't Reach For The Stars
(©Dave Gibb 2018 PRS/MCPS)



How I got to where I am is a mystery to me
No planning at the outset - No destination to reach
Now I spend my days remembering - well there are worse ways to pass the time
Memories dredged up from the depths of this old grey head of mine

Of course I dreamed the dreams of youth way back in those early days
When my future looked so dark and cold - I dreamed of my escape
But over time you forget that pain that brought you to your knees
And as the years go by you accept your life as the way it has to be

I didn't reach for the stars and no dreams came true
Because sometimes there's no alternative but to do what you have to do
I could have fought my fate - could have packed up an gone
But I was destined to keep on travelling on that road I was travelling on

People I've shared time with are so often brought to mind
Some who shared their life with me and some who were left behind
Some who left to search for fame or to find some fantasy
And some who's fleeting journey into life was far too brief

I didn't reach for the stars and no dreams came true
Because sometimes there's no alternative but to do what you have to do
I could have fought my fate - could have packed up an gone
But I was destined to keep on travelling on that road I was travelling on

Now I spend more time in the past than thinking what I have yet to do
I lose myself in memories of the people I once knew
But I did my best in days the I've had and tried to show my worth
Grateful for the time that I've been granted here on earth

I didn't reach for the stars and no dreams came true
Because sometimes there's no alternative but to do what you have to do
I could have fought my fate - could have packed up an gone
But I was destined to keep on travelling on that road I was travelling on

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from Galena, released January 1, 2019

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Dave Gibb Wanlockhead, UK

Left Handed, Balding, Post Menopausal, Songwriting Folky from Scotland’s Highest Village.



A singer of songs and a teller of tales from the hills of Dumfries & Galloway who happily fingerpicks his way through life’s travails.

Songs funny or sad, happy or grim, meaningful or meaningless played fast or slow (sometimes both at the same time)…….He likes a giggle. ... more

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