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If I Can Dream

by sonRisa

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Song written by Walter Earl Brown* and originally sung by Elvis Presley

*A few words are changed in this cover version

Introduction: part of a speech given by Republican Candidate Tim Burns (PA) denying the existence of global warming during a debate about cap-and-trade plans

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There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my people walk hand in hand

Tell me why, oh why? Oh why?
Can't my dream come true? Oh why

There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
If I can think of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone

Tell me why, oh why? Oh why?
Won't that sun appear?

We're lost in a cloud with too much rain
We're trapped in a world that's troubled with pain
But as long as a person has the strength to dream
They can redeem their soul and fly

Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the
Answer's gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark there's a beckoning candle

And while I can think, while I can talk, while I can stand
While I can walk, while I can dream
Oh please let my dream come true right now
Let it come true

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released April 19, 2014

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sonRisa Washington, D.C., D.C.

Ukulele-player and life enthusiast. Big believer in taking your work seriously, but not yourself.

"The world is too dangerous for anything but truth, and too small for anything but love". -William Sloane Coffin

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