The Dream I Dreamed

I must admit that I have watched the YouTube video of Susan Boyle at least half a dozen times.  I love that she is cheeky and knows exactly what she wants.  She said she was going to rock the audience and she did.  As soon as the first note came out of her mouth, people stopped their giggling and nay saying, and started to pay attention, then they were stunned, then they stood and lastly they cheered.  She won them over, even the judges, the genuine smiles were of pure delight that they were lucky enough to be present for the gift of true talent being displayed in front of them.  Maybe it is because I am an American I don't know, but I sure do like to root for the underdog.  This single lady from a small village in Scotland, who by her own admission had never been kissed surely falls into this category.  Below I have inserted the lyrics to the song.
I dreamed a dream in time gone by 
When hope was high, 
And life worth living 
I dreamed that love would never die 
I dreamed that God would be forgiving. 

Then I was young and unafraid 
When dreams were made and used, 
And wasted 
There was no ransom to be paid 
No song unsung, 
No wine untasted. 

But the tigers come at night 
With their voices soft as thunder 
As they tear your hopes apart 
As they turn your dreams to shame. 

And still I dream he'll come to me 
And we will live our lives together 
But there are dreams that cannot be 
And there are storms 
We cannot weather... 

I had a dream my life would be 
So different from this hell I'm living 
So different now from what it seems 
Now life has killed 
The dream I dreamed.

I so like the lyrics, when we start out on life it is a dream.  But so often life throws us a curve and we stop dreaming, and stop trying.  I know that when I look back at my life I will probably regret the things I didn't do more than the things I did.  I don't want to live the life that has been killed but the life I dreamed, and pursued no matter the cost.