This is at the colgate country showdown a few years back.

We were born with wings to fly
But sometimes we cant reach that high
Cause it feels like the sky is falling down
Against the odds, against the rain
You dig your heels in to slow that train
So many wishes in the lost and found
One little thing can turn it all around

Holding on to a dream
Trying to keep hope alive
You can reach out to me
You can reach down deep inside
When the whole worlds gone insane
ray of light remains
The days you know it seems
Sometimes the hardest thing is
Holding on to a dream

At times you win, at times you lose
Sometimes life puts a rock in your shoe
But something in you keeps you walking on
 [bad word] in)
Leave the fear and doubt in the past
Just believe, dont look back

Holding on to a dream
Trying to keep hope alive
You can reach out to me
You can reach down deep inside
When the whole worlds gone insane
ray of light remains
The days you know it seems
Sometimes the hardest thing is 
Holding on to a dream

Feels like an endless fight
All up hill, but thats all right

Over twenty years ago, my daddy was a contestant in the showdown
his dream was to stand on stage and share his music with the world
sometimes the road to your dreams gets rough and you might feel like giving up and letting go
my dad didn't let go and neither did these contestants

Holding on to a dream
Trying to keep hope alive
You can reach out to me
You can reach down deep inside
When the whole worlds gone insane
ray of light remains
The days you know it seems
Sometimes the hardest thing is 
Holding on to a dream
Ohh Yeah