IT'S A DREAM

IN THE MORNING WHEN I WAKE UP AND LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF THE BIRDS OUTSIDE ON THE ROOF, I TRY TO IGNORE WHAT THE PAPER SAYS AND I TRY TO NOT READ ALL THE NEWS AND I HOLD YOU IF YOU'VE HAD A BAD DREAM AND I HOPE THAT IT NEVER COMES TRUE BECAUSE YOU AND I BEEN THROUGH SO MANY THINGS TOGETHER AND THE SUN STARTS CLIMBIN THE ROOF.... IT'S A DREAM IT'S ONLY A DREAM AND IT'S FADING NOW FADING AWAY IT'S ONLY A DREAM JUST A MEMORY WITHOUT ANYWHERE TO STAY THE RED RIVER STILL FLOWS THROUGH MY HOMETOWN ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN' ON ITS WAY SWIRLING AROUND THE OLD BRIDGE PILINGS WHERE A BOY FISHES THE MORNING AWAY HIS BICYCLE LEANS ON AN OLD TREE WHILE THE CARS RUMBLE OVER HIS HEAD AN AIRPLANE LEAVES A TRAIL IN AN EMPTY BLUE SKY AND THE YOUNG BIRDS CALL OUT TO BE FED IT'S A DREAM IT'S ONLY A DREAM AND IT'S FADING NOW FADING AWAY IT'S ONLY A DREAM JUST A MEMORY WITHOUT ANYWHERE TO STAY AN OLD MAN WALKS ALONG THE SIDEWALK WITH SUNGLASSES AND AN OLD STETSON HAT FALL WINDS BLOW THE BACK OF HIS OVERCOAT AWAY AS HE STOPS WITH A POLICEMAN TO CHAT AND A TRAIN ROLLS OUT OF THE STATION THAT WAS REALLY SOMETHIN' IN ITS DAY PICKIN' UP SPEED ON THE STRAIGHT PRAIRIE RAILS AS IT CARRIES ITS PASSENGERS AWAY IT'S GONE IT'S ONLY A DREAM AND IT'S FADING NOW FADING AWAY IT'S ONLY A DREAM JUST A MEMORY WITHOUT ANYWHERE TO STAY IT'S A DREAM IT'S ONLY A DREAM AND IT'S FADING NOW FADING AWAY IT'S ONLY A DREAM JUST A MEMORY WITHOUT ANYWHERE TO STAY IT'S A DREAM IT'S ONLY A DREAM AND IT'S FADING NOW FADING AWAY