In 2005 a song showed up for a while on the country music charts called Dream Big. It was the one big hit for a group out of Ogden, Utah called Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand.
I liked the song immediately, and found that the band had a youth targeted music video to showcase the song. The video added to the song’s already inspirational message, and I used the video for several semesters in a class I taught called Creativity and Design. The 7th and 8th grade students loved it.
The title foreshadows the song’s main message which is to Dream Big. But also captured in the lyrics are some gems of good advice. Listen to the song, or just read the lyrics and be inspired. I was.
Watch it here, or just read the lyrics below:
Dream Big
When you cry, be sure to dry your eyes,
'Cause better days are sure to come.
And when you smile, be sure to smile wide,
And don't let them know that they have won.
And when you walk, walk with pride,
And don't show the hurt inside,
Because the pain will soon be gone.
(Chorus)
And when you dream, dream big,
As big as the ocean, blue.
'Cause when you dream it might come true.
But when you dream, dream big.
And when you laugh, be sure to laugh out loud,
'Cause it will carry all your cares away.
And when you see, see the beauty all around and in yourself,
And it will help you feel okay.
And when you pray, pray for strength to help to carry on,
But when the troubles come your way.
(Chorus)
And when you dream, dream big,
As big as the ocean, blue.
'Cause when you dream it might come true.
But when you dream, dream big.
(Dream big.)
(Dream big.)
When you cry be sure to dry your eyes,
cause better days are sure to come.
And when you smile be sure to smile wide, and
don't let them know that they have won.
And when you laugh be sure to laugh out loud,
'Cause it will carry all your cares away.
And when you see, see the beauty all
around and in yourself, and it will help you feel okay.
And when you pray, pray for strength to
help to carry on when the troubles come your way.
Chorus 2x
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