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Hey Now
(Wilder, M/ Pitchford, D) Performed by Hilary Duff
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Have you ever seen such a beautiful night?
I could almost kiss the stars for shining so bright
When I see you smiling, I go
Oh oh oh
I would never want to miss this
'cause in my heart I know what this is
[Chorus]
Hey now
Hey now
This is what dreams are made of
Hey now
Hey now
This is what dreams are made of
I've got somewhere I belong
I've got somebody to love
This is what dreams are made of
(Hey now)
(Hey now)
Have you ever wondered what life is about?
You could search the world and never figure it out
You don't have to sail the oceans
No no no
Happiness is no mystery it's
Here now it's you and me
[Chorus]
Open your eyes
(This is what dreams are made of)
shout to the sky
(This is what dreams are made of)
Then I see u smiling, I go
Oh oh oh
Yesterday my life was duller
Now everything's Technicolor
[Chorus:]
(Hey now)
(Hey now)
Hey now
This is what dreams
This is what dreams are made of
Hey now
Hey now
This is what dreams are made of
I've got somewhere I belong
I've got somebody to love
This is what dreams are made of
(Hey now)
(Hey now)
Hey now
This is what dreams
This is what dreams are made of
Well, I didn't pick Hey Now this week because of its artistic merits, but it feels like the perfect song choice for what's coming up next: Kennedy and I are leaving in a few days for a tour of Italy; her graduation present being to take me along on a dream trip. I wrote at length once about the backpacking holiday I took around Europe with my friend Kevin back in 1986, and I can't believe that it has taken me over thirty years to go back. So, yeah, this trip may be more about what my own dreams are made of, but Kennedy ain't complaining.
As for the song: Lizzie McGuire was one of the few TV shows that I found charming when I watched along with my kids, and we all enjoyed this movie when it came out. (As a matter of fact, for Halloween that year, I made Kennedy the haute couture igloo dress that appears in this film and she looked adorable in it.) It was around this time that Hilary Duff began her pop star career, and Dave and I took the girls on what felt like their first real March Break vacation: to Cleveland to see Hilary Duff in concert (with incredibly fun visits to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the zoo, the Science Center, etc.) There's a pleasing sense of symmetry in my mind to use this song to link then to now; and especially because The Lizzie McGuire Movie was set in Italy and Kennedy and I intend to rewatch it before we leave. Nothing deeper than that this week, but that's what's on my mind.
