I Dreamed a Dream

I had a dream, mmm

I had a dream of days gone by

When hopes were high and life worth living

I dreamed that love would never die

And then our dream had gone when we forgiving

Then I was young and I was not afraid

And dreams were made and used and tasted

There was no ransom to be paid

No song unsung, nothing was wasted

Then the tigers come at night

With their voices so thundering

And as they tear your dreams apart

As they turn your dreams to shame, shame, shame, shame

He walked a summer, he walked a summer by my side

He filled my days with endless wonder

He took my childhood in his stride

Oh, but he was gone when fall came, oh yes he was

And still I dream

I stand like he’ll leave me or come to me

And then we will, then we will

Then we will live life together

But there are dreams that cannot, that cannot, cannot be

And oh, the stars cannot weather

I had a dream, had a dream

Listen well, I had a dream

That life would be so different, so different

What in the hell is going on today, yeah

So different from what it seems to be

Life will not kill the dreams that I dream

Ah, ah, no, no, no, no

So different from what it seems to be

Life must not kill the dreams that we dream

Oh, oh no