“Chance for a Lifetime” Music Video

In 2004, Debra and Paul Miller had a chance meeting with members of the band Catchpenny, a Minneapolis-based Rock Band. The band members were moved by the CureDuchenne story.

Lead singer, Christian Schauf, set out to write a song that reflected the emotions of what anyone who deals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) inevitably goes through. The band quickly produced a very moving song which has become a literal anthem for all the boys who have DMD.

Please take a moment to watch this video from Catchpenny and reflect on the words so beautifully sung.

(see the lyrics below)

Chance for a Lifetime Lyrics

They say there’s not enough reason, they say the cure is too much
A generation left as orphans, in a world that’s out of touch
But you’re everything I live for, my one and only son
And I’ll give you everything I can offer, to simply see you run

I will lift you up, I will give you strength
I will be your breath, when your world is giving in
I will find a way to make it through the night,
I’ll never leave your side, until we see the morning light
and a chance for a lifetime

The phone calls lead me nowhere, but how could I give up this fight?
When you tell me you feel weaker, when I kiss your head at night
So I’ll make it my only mission, and together we will stand
In the years we have together, in the life that you deserve

There’s nothing left to say. There’s no one here to blame
I know it seems unfair, but you gotta have faith that God will show the way

He will lift you up, He will give you strength,
He will be your breath, when your world is giving in
He will show the way to make it through the night
He’ll never leave your side, until we see the morning light
and a chance for a lifetime

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Catchpenny is a very talented, one-of-a kind band. Visit their website to learn why:

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