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autobiographical song, written on lunch breaks, while wishing I was anywhere but at that job...

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THE DREAM

THE DAY IS DONE, THE SETTING SUN, AND IM RELEASED TILL BREAK OF DAY
THE WORKING CLASS, AS TIME GOES PAST, HAVE ALL COMBINED IN THEIR OWN WAY

I WAS ONCE FREE TO PURSUE MY HEART
I WAS HOPING TO SUCCEED
I ONCE TRIED TO BE THE ESSENCE OF MY DREAM
BUT NOW I STAND ALONE

I WORK ALL DAY, AND IN MY OWN WAY, I TRY TO DO THE BEST I CAN
FROM NINE TO FIVE, IM BARELY ALIVE, BUT MY IDEAS WAIT IN MY HANDS

I WAS TRYING TO COMPLETE MY LIFE
I HAD HOPED FOR SOMETHING MORE
I ONCE SAW MYSELF AS SOMETHING MORE THAN I
BUT NOW I KNOW THE SCORE

YET SOMETHING CALLS ME DEEP INSIDE TO NOT LET GO THE DREAM
SOMETHING TELLS ME I CANT HIDE, IVE GOT TO BE BELIEVED
REDEEMED FOR MY UNBROKEN LOVE I BRAVELY CARRY ON
AND SOMEWHERE IN THE SILENCE, I CAN FIND THE SONG (I CAN FIND THE SONG)

THOUGH I WAS DOWN, IM BACK AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND MY VOICE ANEW
KEEP TO THE SOUND, PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS, WE WILL PLAY WHAT FEELS TRUE

I WAS LOST BUT NOW I FOUND IT
I HAD LOST ALL MY DESIRE
I HAD ALMOST GIVEN UP ON THE DREAM
BUT NOW IVE FOUND THE FIRE

WORDS: JOEL PIRARD MUSIC: JOEL PIRARD ARNO TIETJE
DON PITZ C.1997

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from A FINE TIME (remastered version), released June 8, 2020
Joel: piano, organ, orchestrations, bass, drum machine.
Don: lead vocals, percussion, slinky
Arno: lead and rhythm guitar

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The JDA Project New Windsor, New York

The JDA Project, as they are now called, has consisted the writers, Joel Pirard, main keyboards, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, vocals, Don Pitz, additional keyboards, vocals, acoustic guitar, and Arno Tietje (pronounced tee-jay), lead, rhythm, acoustic, and bass guitar, vocals.
Drums were realized using various programmed drum machines to simulate a live drummer as much as possible.
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