Full Circle

You've heard of David Cook. But have you heard of Reggie Hamm? He is the writer behind the lyrics to David Cook's uber popular song Time of My Life.

Reggie has a truly amazing story to tell and he told that story to HMC Magazine. At least once during the story your body will quiver while you feel a chill run down your spine.

Read the story.

Now that you know the story, download the song Time of My Life, and listen to the words. Think about how words to music mean different things to different people. The words Reggie Hamm wrote take on a very different meaning than say someone who thought about the words while NBC played it during the Olympics.

Here are the lyrics:

I’ve been waiting for my dreams
To turn into something
I could believe in
and looking for that magic rainbow
On the horizon
I couldn’t see it
Until I let go
Gave in to love
Watched all the bitterness burn
Now I'm coming alive
Body and soul
Feelin’ my world start to turn

And I'll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time
This is the time to be
More than a name or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life…

Holdin’ onto things that
Vanished into the air
Left me in pieces but
Now I'm rising from the ashes
Findin’ my wings and all that I needed
Was there all along
Within my reach as close as the beat of my heart

And I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud I know this is the time
This is the time to be
More than a name or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life…

Now I’m out on the edge of forever
Ready to run Keepin’ my feet on the ground
My arms open wide
Facing the sun
And I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud I know this is the time
This is the time to be
More than a name or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life…