Name: Dreams Before They Die
Duration: P00H05M32S
Description: Written in 1984 for the Abalone Alliance after Diablo Canyon got it's operating license. Everybody was feeling kind of down so I wrote this to let folks know that our actions did make a difference. In retrospect, we lost the battle, but won the war since no new plants were ever built in California after that. No nukes!

Dreams Before They Die

from In My Bones by Up in the Air

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Written in 1984 for the Abalone Alliance after Diablo Canyon got it's operating license. Everybody was feeling kind of down so I wrote this to let folks know that our actions did make a difference. In retrospect, we lost the battle, but won the war since no new plants were ever built in California after that. No nukes!

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Dreams Before They Die
by John Beccia

So many people saying that we're crazy
Nothing we can do will change the world
All of us are dreaming of
A future built upon our love
A love that holds these things we're dreaming of
We're dreaming of

CHORUS- Time's a raging river rushin' right on by
Got to reach out for your dreams before they die
Time's a raging river rushin' right on by
Got to reach out for your dreams before they die

Every person has the power inside them
To stand up for the things they think are right
Everybody's reaching for
The key that opens heavens' door
The door that holds the things we're dreaming of
We're dreaming of
REPEAT CHORUS

The human race creates it's own destruction
So many different ways to end it all
Got to stand up while we can
Love in our hearts, sweat on our hands
The hands that hold the things we're dreaming of
We're dreaming of

REPEAT CHORUS-4 times

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from In My Bones, released October 1, 1994

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Up in the Air Santa Margarita, California

Up in the Air blends elements of structure and improvisation into musical styles as varied as folk, pop, dixieland, bluegrass, latin, and worldbeat. The result is a fresh and ultimately dancable musical experience with a conspicuously multi-cultural sound. Their original songs center on themes of social equity and justice, environmental consciousness, love, and respect for others. ... more

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