I Have You

I have always been a dreamer
Followed visions of my own
I was born to belong
To the lines of a song
And make them my home

I believe in happy endings
Though I've only known a few
For as rare as they are
Like a bright falling star
I found one in you

Sometimes
All the world can seem so friendless
And the road ahead so endless
And the dream so far away

Sometimes
When I'm almost to surrender
Then I stop and I remember
I have you to save my day

Often my imagination
Has me reaching out too far
When I fell you were there
With your hand in the air
You knew from the start

Sometimes
After all you've done to save me
Through the love you freely gave me
Every step along the way
Sometimes
People ask what keeps me goin'
And in truth, it comes from knowin'
I have you to save my day

Sometimes
Feeling helpless when I held you
Wishing words would come to tell you
I have you to save my day

Memories, Dreams, and the "State of the Nation" song

In 1984, one of the most popular songs was "State of the Nation". That was more than twenty five years ago, and at that time, I was employed in a private agency servicing the Bureau of Internal Revenue of the Republic of the Philippines. This private agency was the Revenue Information Systems Services Incorporated or RISSI. I could remember taking part in a dance number of some ladies of RISSI to the tune of this "State of The Nation", so playing back this song will surely bring back many memories. Along with these memories were the dreams we once had, some fulfilled, some never achieved.

I see them marching off to war
They're looking so heroic
I'm told they won't be gone for long
But that's a lie and they know it
Ten thousand gone they won't return
Never to be seen again
Strategic games is all we learn in the end
But they say:

Don't you worry about the situation
(A message from the telephone)
They out there fighting for the state of the nation
(I'm waiting a chance to come home)
They always have to fight the alienation
(I realize I'm fighting alone)

When nightmares memories fades to dust
We'll get back on our feet again
This war has nothing to do with us
But somehow we're still involved in it

Well...

Don't you worry about the situation
(A message from the telephone)
They out there fighting for the state of the nation
(I'm waiting a chance to come home)
Well, Don't you worry about the situation
(A message from the telephone)
They always have to fight the alienation
(I realize I'm fighting alone)

There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place I don't want to be anywhere else

There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place I don't want to be anywhere else

There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place I don't want to be anywhere else

There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place I don't want to be anywhere

Don't you worry about the situation
They out there fighting for the state of the nation

Don't you worry about the situation
(A message from the telephone)
They always have to fight the alienation
(I realize I'm fighting alone)

They out there fighting for the state of the nation
(I'm waiting a chance to come home)

They always have to fight the alienation
(I realize I'm fighting alone)

There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place like home

My Spanish Dream

I had high grades in my Spanish subjects in college, my first grade was 1.25 followed by 1.5 the next semester. But I was not really good in Spanish so my relatives would ask me how I got the high grades. The answer? Because I was good in singing Spanish songs so my Spanish teacher could always count on me to participate in her events that usually included a singing group.

Singing Spanish songs had been one of my secret dreams, but I realized that even by just listening to a dream choir like Novo Concertante Manila singing Spanish songs, my dream is fulfilled.

Some good things never last

Years ago, I almost became a member of the official choir of the company I worked for, which at that time was the biggest corporation in the Philippines. But what the company really wanted was a "dream chorale", so professionals in the music industry were hired. After a few rehearsals, the San Miguel Master Chorale was ready to perform in public. It was indeed a dream chorale and I became one of their followers, trying my best to watch every performance of this chorale.

Until the inevitable had to happen. Streamlining of the workforce had to be implemented and the chorale was not spared. At least everything was done to spare the group because I could still see the members of the chorale in the company premises even after I was retired and our department was dissolved.

It's sad that some good things never last, so while they are still existing, we should take the opportunity to enjoy them. I had the chance to shoot a video of the chorale during one of their informal performances for the employees and what I'm sharing here is one of my favorite Tagalog songs sang by the chorale, "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas". I don't know how to exactly translate this title to English because the subjects or pronouns are implied, so it can mean to say "I hope this will never end". But some good things never last, and have to end.

However, the dream can go on, and those members of the San Miguel Chorale will someday be part of another dream chorale.

Dreams are my reality

I'm dedicating this post to my brother who celebrated his birthday last November 20, because my wish is for his dreams to become real.

I must admit though, that every time I see my Dreams List blog, I silently sing "Dreams Are My Reality" because I always wish that some, if not all these dreams, will come true (except for some dreams in my sleep like my friend who became a vampire, LOL!}.

Met you by surprise, I didn't realize
That my life would change forever
Saw you standing there, I didn't know I cared
There was something special in the air.

Dreams are my reality
The only real kind of real fantasy
Illusions are a common thing
I try to live in dreams
It seems as if it's meant to be.

Dreams are my reality
A different kind of reality
I dream of loving in the night
And loving seems alright
Although it's only fantasy.

If you do exist, honey don't resist
Show me a new way of loving
Tell me that it's true
Show me what to do
I feel something special about you.

Dreams are my reality
The only kind of reality
Maybe my foolishness has past
And maybe now at last
I'll see how a real thing can be.

Dreams are my reality
A wonderous world where I like to be
I dream of holding you all night
And holding you seems right
Perhaps that's my reality.

Met you by surprise, I didn't realize
That my life would change forever
Tell me that it's true
Feelings that are cue
I feel something special about you.

Dreams are my reality
A wonderous world where I like to be
Illusions are a common thing
I try to live in dreams
Although it's only fantasy.

Dreams are my reality
I like to dream of you close to me
I dream of loving in the night
And loving you seems right
Perhaps that's my reality.