Artist: Ruben Studdard
Song: Flying Without Wings

[Verse 1]
Everybody's looking for that something
One thing that makes it all complete
You'll find it in the strangest places
Places you never knew it could be
Some find it in the faces of their children
Some find it in their lovers eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings
When you find that special thing
You're flying without wings

[Verse 2]
Some find it sharing in every morning
Some in their solitary lives
You'll find it in the works of others
A simple line can make you laugh or cry
You'll find it in the deepest friendships
The kind you cherish all your lives
And when you know how much that means
You have found that special thing
You're flying without wings

[Bridge]
So impossible as they may seem
You've got to fight for every dream
'Cuz who's to know which one you let go
Would have made you complete

[Verse 3]
But for me it's waking up beside you
To watch the sun rise on your face
To know that I can say I love you
At any given time or place
It's the little things that only I know
Those are the things that make you mine, all mine
And it's the flying without wings
'Cuz you're my special thing
I'm flying without wings
You're the place my life begins
And you'll be where it ends
I'm flying without wings
And that's the joy it brings
I'm flying without wings

2003年5月21日，在第二季的美國偶像大賽(American Idol)決賽上，一個(gè)身材巨肥碩的黑小伙，被評(píng)委稱為"天鵝絨般的泰迪熊(Velvet Teddy Bear)"的R&B歌手Ruben Studdard在觀眾最終的2400萬張選票中，以極其微弱的優(yōu)勢(shì)壓倒了被普遍看好的另一名決賽選手Clay Aiken成為了第一個(gè)美國偶像大賽的黑人歌手，從而也一舉登上了著名的《滾石》雜志的封面，成為了最炙手可熱的偶像明星。

Ruben Studdard憨厚的笑容和成熟的嗓音，以及一身運(yùn)動(dòng)衫的打扮，打破了美國偶像大賽一直以來以青少年流行偶像占統(tǒng)治性地位的局面，這項(xiàng)大賽此前的冠軍和亞軍得主，Kelly Clarkson和Justin Guarini都是青少年流行音樂為主，包括賽前非常被看好的Clay Aiken也是這種風(fēng)格，Ruben Studdard的出現(xiàn)，既證明了自己的演唱實(shí)力，也顯示出了黑人音樂的強(qiáng)大魅力。作為偶像大賽的獲勝者，Ruben Studdard拿到了最重要的戰(zhàn)利品--和J-Records唱片公司簽約，并且在比賽結(jié)束一個(gè)月之后，和大賽榜眼Clay Aiken一起發(fā)行了首支單曲，偶像大賽的激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)仍然在延續(xù)，但是這次的獲勝者是Clay Aiken，在單曲榜上，Ruben Studdard的單曲《Flying Without Wings》屈居其后。

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