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Promise of a Dream

from We Built a Fire by Donal Hinely

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lyrics

In an old Salvation Army store the south side of Little Rock
Maria sits with items other folks have written off
Broken toys and radios torn books and rhinestone rings
Maria finds a place for most everything

This afternoon she told me all about her glory days
As she stared off in the distance at something far away
She said

All that glitters is not gold
There's more to the story than we are told
We're born and we die and somewhere in between
We get by on the promise of a dream

She said she danced on TV back in 1968
Dressed in knee high go-go boots and sexy gold lame
She was one of Dean Martin's finest back when life had just begun
She said he called his girls Gold Diggers 'cause they shined like the sun

But as the daylight faded slipping lower in the sky
Maria held a picture and wiped a teardrop from her eye
As she said

All that glitters is not gold
There's more to the story than we are told
We're born and we die and somewhere in between
We get by on the promise of a dream

I had a funny feeling when I left her store today
And on the news at six o'clock they said old Dean had passed away
And I started feeling sorry that I never had the chance
To hear him sing a song and watch Maria dance

And tonight my dream awakens me like a ghost out in the hall
And I wonder if what I'm chasing is really there at all
'Cause I know

All that glitters is not gold
There's more to the story than we are told
We're born and we die and somewhere in between
We get by on the promise of a dream

credits

from We Built a Fire, released March 15, 2002
Donal Hinely--acoustic guitar, vocals
David Henry--cello, Wurlitzer, vocals
Tommy Williams--percussion

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Donal Hinely Nashville, Tennessee

In 1994, Hinely left his hometown of Denton, TX and moved to Nashville. A prolific writer and recording artist, he has 17 albums to his credit including the folk chart topping Giants (2005). Hinely also entertains thousands of people each year at festivals and street fairs playing his glass harmonica. He learned to play the instrument from his late brother Terry, a self-taught master of the art. ... more

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