If we’ve learned anything from the strange times we find ourselves in, it’s that life is too short to put dreams on the back burner. Walt Disney was dismissed as a talentless animator. Steve Jobs dropped out of college and started Apple from his family’s garage. J. K. Rowling’s initial pitch for the Harry Potter books was denied by every major publishing house. If these people had stopped there, you’d have no idea who they are. So, I say let’s raise a toast to the dreamers. And maybe, just maybe, we can find the courage to dream as they did.
Let’s raise a toast to those that dare to dream
who see the cruel and wicked ways
this world craves and refuse to let them be.
Here’s to the men who challenge the norm
and the woman who take the world by storm.
Here’s to the child who sees the emperor for who he is
and not for what his status claims.
Let’s celebrate those who take the world in their reigns
who refuse to accept the status quo.
These men, these woman, like the precious child, they held on to their dreams
and wouldn’t let them go.
Here’s to those who refuse to lose the hope of youth
who rise on the wings of their dreams
and chase them til they come true.
So I’ll raise a glass to those dreamers
the men, women, and children too.
I’ll raise a glass to them
and pray their dreams come true.
From Fingertips to Fiction 