Background: Back in 1966, I had the good fortune to live in New York City and to attend one of the Richard Kiley performances of the Man of La Mancha. From that time, The Impossible Dream has been one of my favorite songs, especially when the dream is realized in the face of impossible obstacles and odds.
This song certainly could be the theme song for the LLNL-NIF. -BEC
The Impossible Dream
(originally by Richard Kiley)
To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
And to run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong
And to love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star
This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far
To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march, march into Hell
For that heavenly cause
And I know if I’ll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I’m laid to my rest
And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable the unreachable the unreachable star
And I always dream the impossible dream
Yes, I’ll reach the unreachable star
The original by Richard Kylie
Susan Boyle
Frank Sinatra
Josh Groban
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