Words by Joe Darion
Music by Mitch Leigh
From the Broadway musical Man Of La Mancha
Solo (chorus "oo"):
To dream the impossible dream,
To fight the unbeatable foe,
To bear with unbearable sorrow,
To run where the brave dare not go.
Women (men "oo"):
To right the unrightable wrong,
To love pure and chaste from afar,
To try when your arms are too weary,
To reach the unreachable star.
Chorus:
This is my quest, to follow that star,
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far;
To fight for the right, without question or pause,
To be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause.
And I know if I'll only be true
to this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
when I'm laid to my rest.
Solo (chorus "oo"):
And the world will be better for this
That one man scorned and covered with scars
Chorus:
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable stars.