It's Been a Long Road

This song and bits of its lyrics have been going through my head all week.  I think it is reflecting a more positive and optimistic attitude on my part.  Yup.. "It's been a long road" and there is still a ways to go, but we need to celebrate our successes along the way.




  The version above is  the theme from the Star Trek: Enterprise TV series. The original was sung by Rod Stewart for the movie Patch Adams.  It is amazing that the lyrics can cover space exploration, themes for athletic competitions, and a story about a social activist doctor.  

Interestingly there is a conference, The W Conference: Wellness, Workplace, Winnipeg,  coming to the city with Patch Adams as the featured speaker.  I think it sounds really interesting, but the cost is way too high for me to attend.


I have been working on memorizing the lyrics below; there is always some opportunity of cognitive therapy. I have a lot of trouble with remembering things like this now, but since I am humming it anyway I might as well try to get the words right.



Faith of the Heart
written by  Diane Warren

It's been a long road
Getting from there to here
It's been a long time
But my time is finally near

And I can feel the change in the wind right now
Nothing's in my way
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
No they're not gonna hold me down

'Cause I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith, I’ve got faith, faith of the heart

It's been a long night
Trying to find my way
Been through the darkness
Now I've finally have my day

And I will see my dream come alive at last
I will touch the sky
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
No they're not gonna change my mind

'Cause I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith, faith of the heart

I've known the wind so cold, and seen the darkest days.
But now the winds I feel, are only winds of change.
I've been through the fire and I've been through the rain.
But I'll be fine.

Cause I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith

I've got faith of the heart.
I'm going where my heart will take me.
I've got strength of the soul. And no one's gonna bend or break me.
I can reach any star. I've got faith, I've got faith, faith of the heart.

It's been a long road.