Big Dreams

from Coming of Age by Kieran Hegarty

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Big Dreams (2014) Fellow Shindig band member and poet, Adrian Peoples, wrote this poem & I adapted the words into lyrics & composed the melody. The song covers many aspects of life’s ongoing struggles including the realizations that come with an ‘upswing’ in mood & circumstances…the energy that can flow from having the courage to step out of the shadows, take risks & live your dreams.

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Big Dreams words & music: Adrian Peoples & Kieran Hegarty

Part A1.
Found the radio playin’ what my mind was entertainin’
This morning when I crawled out of bed
And the friend I thought I was losing touch with
Gave me a ring instead…

Part B1.
The girl who smiled in the grocery aisle
Heard me singing her same sweet song
On the ‘slog’ to the station, I was in a new space…
Just dreaming & striding along

Chorus I gotta get out …of what’s holding me in
My crazy thoughts...have a mind of their own!
If I don’t gamble…I got too much to lose
I’m at the crossroads…and I gotta choose


Part A2.
Winters whistling… the days are dwindling
But my rose can defiantly bloom
As the sun pours down I stroll through town
Feeling lucky… the forecast is ruined

Part B2.
I’ve been knocked down…struck to the ground
But I found the helping hands
When life’s cruel & unfair …and so hard to bear
…I need a change of plans

Chorus I gotta get out …of what’s holding me in
My crazy thoughts...have a mind of their own!
If I don’t gamble…I got too much to lose
I’m at the crossroads…and I gotta choose


©2014 Adrian Peoples & Kieran Hegarty

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from Coming of Age, released April 22, 2023
Vicki Fergusson - piano & backing vocals
Tony O'Connor - electric Bass
Tony Burt - dobro resonator guitar
Kieran Hegarty - acoustic guitar, accordion & vocals
Mike Duffy - sound recording & mixing

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Kieran Hegarty Wellington, New Zealand

New Zealander of Irish descent; songwriter & composer; multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar, tenor banjo, tin whistle); plays folk-rock, ballads & traditional tunes. Attended School of Creative Musicianship in Auckland and the London Guitar Institute. Member of Nu Kelts, London in early 90s. Song topics are of personal experiences, family history and political perspective as an environmentalist. ... more

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