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Caught beneath the crushing tons of reality
Squashing all the great things that you aspired to be
Everything you hoped for remains just beyond your grasp
Life won’t give you all you want, even though you ask

We don’t all get to be astronauts when we grow up
Somebody has to sweep the floors
We don’t all get to see our wildest dreams come true
But those dreams help us to reach for more

There may not be much importance in the tasks that you perform
But if you ask around you’ll find out that’s the norm
Most of us don’t get to space, or even leave the ground
But I’ll bet you still have many things of which you can be proud

We don’t all get to be astronauts when we grow up
Somebody has to sweep the floors
We don’t all get to see our wildest dreams come true
But those dreams help us to reach for more

The grass may well be greener, looking down from outer space
Some may look down from on high to put you in your place
But I don’t have to tell you that there’s no one just like you,
So do the things the Good Lord has given you to do

Everybody's good at something, you’ve got to find your own
It doesn’t mean that you have failed if you don’t walk on the moon
You can’t do any more than just keep doing your best
And you shouldn’t settle for anything less

We don’t all get to be astronauts when we grow up
Somebody has to sweep the floors
We don’t all get to see our wildest dreams come true
But those dreams help us to reach for more

We don’t all have to be astronauts when we grow up
Somebody has to do the chores
We don’t all get to see our biggest dreams come true
But those dreams help us to reach for more

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from The Merciless Silence, released April 13, 2018
Bass - Robin Harbron

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reliable toasters Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

reliable toasters is the musical appendage of one Douglas R. Anderson, and includes whomever he can convince to accompany him. All of the songs are born out of Doug's interaction with life, ponderings about God, and vice versa. The musical style is a long-simmered stew of many influences. Take a taste and see what flavours you can detect. ... more

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