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“Every great dream begins
with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the
patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
~ Harriet Tubman
(1820-1913)
Buddy Mondlock’s - “The Kid”
Directions: Read the lyrics to “The Kid”, listen to the
song, and choose one of the following activities to complete.
Essay: In your essay discuss the meaning and importance
of “The Kid”. Be sure to reference and explain specific lines from the song as
well as the song’s title. In your essay you must also share your own personal
goals along with your hopes and dreams for our community, nation and world. Be sure to explain what you and others can do
now and in the future to help make these dreams a reality.
Visual: Create an original visual interpretation of
“The Kid”. Please incorporate the title
and at least one line from the song in your visual. The words can appear within
the image, above the image as a title, or even below the image as a
caption. Write a brief statement on the
back of your visual explaining the connection or relationship between the song
and the image you created.
Poem/Lyric: Write an original poem or song about dreams
and be sure to give your song or poem a title. You may choose to include a
particular lyric from “The Kid” or even the title of the song, but this is not
a requirement. You may also choose to create a visual to accompany your song or
poem, but it is not required.
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment
before starting to improve the world.”
~ Anne Frank (1929-1945)
“This
reminds me of a person living their own life and it doesn’t matter what people
think of him.”
The
Kid (Buddy Mondlock)
©1984 by EMI April Music, Inc./Sparking
Gap Music (ASCAP)
I'm the kid who ran away with the circus
Now I'm watering elephants
But I sometimes lie awake in the sawdust
Dreaming I'm in a suit of light
Late at night in the empty big top
I'm all alone on the high wire
"Look he's working without a net this
time.
He's a real death defy-er!"
I'm the kid who always looked out the windows
Failing tests in geography
But I've seen things far beyond just the school
yard
Distant shores of exotic lands
There're the spires of the
It's
six months since we made land fall
Riding low with the spice of
Through
I'm the kid who thought we'd someday be lovers
Always held out that time would tell
Time was talking -- guess I just wasn't
listening
No surprise if you know me well
As we're walking toward the train station
There's a whispering rainfall
'Cross the boulevard you slip your hand in mine
In the distance the train calls
I'm the kid who has this habit of dreaming
Sometimes gets me in trouble too
But the truth is I could no more stop dreaming
Than I could make them all come true
I love the
song called the Kid! It kind of reminds me of my life! It reminds me because I
left my mom at the age 10 and haven’t seen her since, I did not even get to say
bye to her.
And every
day I go in my room and stare out my window wondering is she ever going to come
back to me! I always feel like the left out one out of the crowd. I always
dream of her coming back, but I kind of gave up on her.
But when I
see things far beyond, I know that there’s other children that have it worse
than me! I always have dreams, some come true some
just don’t! But I always know that I’ll always dream, and so will everyone
else!
I hoped you
liked this essay because its all true!
Everything begins with a
dream. Some criticize those “dreamers” of the world, saying it’s just a waste
of time, but without a dream of better things, we wouldn’t have
anything. All it takes is that one “kid” who wants better things in his
life and in the world. Just like the song “The Kid” by Buddy Mondlock describes, dreaming can be dangerous, but it is a
risk that must be taken in order to better society.
Dreaming begins with that one person who wants
to stand out, not blend in with the crowd. This person, like the one in
“The Kid” wants better things in life. This is the type of person that sees
discrimination and corruption in the world, and knows that someone has to take
a stand against it. As we take a look back at history, it all started with
a dreamer who changed the world. Martin Luther King made his famous speech,
beginning with “I have a dream”. Through this speech, Martin Luther King was
able to change the mindset of thousands of people. Although discrimination
is still present in the world, this one dream by King redirected so many
opinions. Without this dream, we might still be living segregated lives.
John Lennon is another dreamer, who was often
misunderstood, receiving cruel remarks about his ideas. In his famous
song, “Imagine”, John Lennon says, “imagine all the people, living life in
peace.” John Lennon wanted the world to be a place where everyone could
get along. He didn’t want people to pass judgment, just because of a
slight difference in appearance. He says, “You may say I’m a dreamer, but
I’m not the only one”. Lennon admits to being a dreamer and sees no
problem with it; he suggests that all it takes is some dreamers to make the
world a better place to live.
“The Kid” shows so many aspects of
dreaming. It shows that it can get you in trouble, but you can’t
stop. To me “The Kid” shows the significance of dreams, it shows that
without dreams of a better world, nothing would get started. Whether a
child is dreaming of a place where no one picks on him or a young woman is
dreaming of a new company she would like to start, or an older man is dreaming
of a world in which everyone stood together without complaining or criticizing
others, this song shows that it is important to keep those dreams alive.
Because we all know
that our world is full of hatred and lies, it is important to listen to a song
like “The Kid”. It tells us to never stop dreaming, because that is when
things stop happening. The song says that even though dreaming can get you
into trouble, there is more trouble when dreams stop coming. The key to
dreaming is to stay optimistic and know that there are no
boundaries. Without all the dreams that have been put into action
throughout history, who knows where we would be, therefore we need to keep
dreaming and our future will be a bright one.
The Future
Is it real or is it fake...?
It tends to happen when I
am awake.
I sit in class, I try to
focus, and I try to learn
But in the end it is all a
blur.
I know, I know, it’s
important, I’m the future right?
But give me a break
Let me fly off the ground
Let me take risks, and
fall down.
Don’t worry I’ll be ok,
I’ll stand back up at the end of the day
Because I believe in the
end I am not the future,
My dreaming is!
Dreaming
Dreaming
Always dreaming
with feet high off the ground
dreaming of things undiscovered
the dreams unfound
looking to the sky for an answer
to all the questions I’ve
been dreamimg
to get away
to be different
but they fade as I wake
they fade into the reality of
it all
that we are all just kids
reaching for dreams as we sleep
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Keep Reaching Up
Listening to the voices of
my elders “no you can’t, no you can’t, no you can’t”
Dreaming of the big time;
my face glistened with lights, fans shouting my name,
Autographs and photos “yes
I can, yes I can, yes I can”
A dream like this can’t
fit in a small town
So it’s time to get into
my car and fly
I still have a long way to
go
Leaving everything behind
and what I’ve been told
With a six string in my
car and my luggage by my side
Nothing can hold me back
except for the goodbyes only then I wept
But I still have a long
way to go
Years of searching no gas,
no money “no you can’t, no you can’t, no you can’t”
I have two legs, two arms
I’ll walk all the way to the top and if I go down, I’ll go down
Fighting “yes I can, yes I
can, yes I can”
The road to stardom is a dead
end for most but once I’m there the only direction is up
I still have a long way to
go
Leaving everything behind
and what I’ve been told
With a six string in my
car and my luggage by my side
Nothing can hold me back
except for the goodbyes only then I wept
But I still have a long
way to go
The road may be long and
rocky
But no, that won’t stop me
I do what I want
I do what I want
This song to me means kids want to
do more, they need to do more, why not experience life
early?
We all have dreams and dreams can be
taken as far as the eye can see!
Some kids are left out, and they
shouldn’t be, its not fair!
We need to succeed in our dreams,
and in life!
If it could only happen, life for us
would not be so challenging and we all could be happy.
We want to be happy, we need to be
happy, Some kids don’t have long, let’s start life
now!
The Future World
In the future
the world
I see
is bright and clear
no crime or war
beautiful and bright
no need to keep this gun
no worries or cares
no longing for more
just family and friends
and things you need
don’t stop dreaming
about the nice
peaceful world
in the future
keep believing
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you
can dream
you can dream of a team
you can dream of a sun
you can even dream of a
cinnamon bun
you can dream of a cat
you can dream of a boy
you can even dream of a big ol’ toy
you can dream big you can
dream small
you can even dream of
anything at all
you can dream of a girl
you can dream of a puppy
you can even dream of your
old “cuppy”
you can dream
Dream catcher
Dream, Dreamer, Dreaming
Dream as if you are
sleeping
Dream, let your
imagination soar
Dream, its knocking at the
door
Dream, as if never before
Dream, Dreamer Dreaming...
Dream
She sits there and dreams
all day,
With nothing to do and
nothing to say,
At night she does the
same, her mind is elsewhere
In the morning when she
gets up,
She looks blankly into her
cup,
Because
her mind is elsewhere.
People laugh and people
stare,
But in her heart there
isn’t one tear.
Her mind isn’t there its
elsewhere.
She knows one day her
dreams will come true
She believes in me and
you.
That’s why her mind is
elsewhere.
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Lately
Lately I’ve been dreamin’, thinkin’
I wanna
know why she was the one to go
I’ve been dreamin’ of a world of peace.
Where no one will have to
feel the grief I feel
Why does pain have to come
in so many
different ways
Lately I’ve been dreamin’ ,
thinkin’
‘bout
why there’s always suffering before love
I’ve been thinkin’ why they picked that kid to
beat up
It’s not fair
Lately I’ve been dreamin’ ,
thinkin’
‘bout
all the rough roads we go through
It’s not fair
But when I dream, it all goes away.
