Shattered Dreams

I wanted what I never had and had what I didn't want 
I had so many aspirations, my life they all did haunt 
I had a dream that one day I'd become a movie star 
The dream seemed very present, but the goal to reach, so far 
I also hoped, one day, to be an outer-space astronaut 
It wasn't like a dream, at all, just a brief and passing thought 
I had so many hopeless dreams my life seemed like a sieve 
My hopes were poured in, then drained out, no promise did they give 
Shattered dreams are like the wind blowing in the night 
They can't be seen and they fade away, transparent to the sight 
Shattered dreams are like the sand covering the shore 
You build your castle, then the tide rolls in and your castle is no more 
Shattered dreams leave hopeless lives, so many of us think 
Shattered dreams are like a chain with a missing link 
I'd like to tell you there is hope to fill this empty space 
It may not seem like much to some, but it can save the human race 
Look to God to find the place He has for you in life 
When you're discouraged ask the LORD to help you through your strife 
Ask the LORD to take you past what you think you can be 
Offer up your shattered dreams and new hope you'll receive 
Give your life to Jesus Christ because He cares for you 
And some of those shattered dreams you've had may possibly come true