Song Lyrics Inspiring Careers
Different people have reported singing (quietly to themselves) their favorite, inspirational song lyrics which motivated them to push through challenges along their career paths. Some of those lyrics are noted here:
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“I’ve laid the plans, now lay the chance, here in my hands. Give me one moment in time, when I’m more than I thought I could be. When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away, and the answers are all up to me. Give me one moment in time, when I’m racing with destiny.”
sung most famously by Whitney Houston but also by Dodger pitcher Orel Hersheiser, to himself, in the dugout between innings of a World Series game, caught on tv camera
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“I have a dream, a song to sing. To help me cope, with anything. If you see the wonder of a fairy tale. You can take the future, even if you fail.
“I have a dream, a fantasy, to help me through….. reality. And my destination, makes it worth the while. Pushing through the darkness, still another mile.
from Momma Mia
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“Oh baby, baby, it’s a wild world; it’s hard to get by on just a smile”
sung by Cat Stevens
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“I’ve been cheated by you, and I think you know when. So, I made up my mind this must come to an end. Look at me now………….”
from Momma Mia
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“My friend, I’ll say it clear; I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain. I’ve lived a life that’s full, I’ve traveled each and every highway. And more, much more than this, I did it…. my way. Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention. I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption. I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway. And more, much more than this, I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew, when I bit off more than I could chew. But through it all, when there was doubt, I ate it up and spit it out. I faced it all and I stood tall and…. did it… my way. For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught. To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels. The record shows I took the blows and did it…. my way. Yes, it was my way.
sung by Frank Sinatra
