2151 – Rod Stewart – Never give up on a dream (1981)

Escrita por Rod Stewart, Jim Cregan e Bernie Taupin, foi gravada entre novembro de 1980 e junho de 1981 e lançada em 6 de novembro de 1981 no disco Tonight I'm yours, o décimo primeiro disco de Rod. Foi produzida por Jim Cregan e Rod Stewart. Foi dedicada ao atleta canadense Terry Fox, que correu 3,339 milhas com uma perna de protése na Maratona da Esperança, pra arrecadar dinheiro pra pesquisa do cancer. Ele morreu de cancer em 1981, no ano que o disco foi lançado. Rod Stewart cantou, Jim Cregan tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals. Robin Le Mesurier tocou guitarra. Jeff Baxter tocou guitarra e pedal steel guitar. Danny Johnson tocou guitarra. Byron Berline tocou rabeca. Jimmy Zavala tocou sax e gaita. Kevin Savigar tocou teclado. Duane Hitchings tocou teclado. Jay Davis tocou baixo. Carmine Appice tocou bateria e fez backing vocals. Tony Brock tocou bateria, pandeiro e fez backing vocals. Paulinho da Cista tocou percussão. Tommy Vig tocou tubular bells. Linda Lewis e o Pentecostal Community Choir fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

If there's doubt and you're cold,
don't you worry what the future holds.
We've gotta have heroes to teach us all
to never give up on a dream.

Claim the road, touch the sun,
no force on earth could stop you run.
When your heart bursts like the sun
never never give up on a dream.

Shadows fall, daylight dies,
freedom never got a place to hide.
Search forever photo finish line
but never give up on your dream.

Crazy notions fill your head,
you gotta break all the records set.
Push yourself until the end
but don't you ever give up on your dream.

Now listen to me
you don't need no restrictions yeah
Oh, sing it again
you can't live on sympathy.
You just need to go the distance,
oh the distance
that's all you need to be free,
to be free, to be free, to be free.

Sing a song for me children
you don't need no restrictions yeah
you can't live on sympathy.
You just need to go the distance,
that's all you need to be free,

Now listen to me!
Inspiring all to never lose,
it'll take a long long time before they fill your shoes
it'll take somebody, somebody, who's lot like you
who never gave up on a dream.
No, you never gave up on a dream
no, you never gave up on a dream.

You never, never, never,
never gave up on a dream.

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