There was a time
when men were kind
when their voices
were soft
And their words
inviting
There was a time
when love was blind
and the world
was a song
And the song
was exciting
There was a time
when it all went
wrong...
I dreamed a dream
in time gone by...
When hope was high
and life worth living
I dreamed that love
would never die...
I dreamed that God
would be forgiving
Then I was young
and unafraid
And dreams were made
and used and wasted
There was no ransom
to be paid
No song unsung
no wine untasted
But the tigers
come at night
With their voices
soft as thunder...
As they tear your
hope apart
As they turn your dream
to shame.........
He slept a summer
by my side
He filled my days
with endless wonder
He took my childhood
in his stride...
But he was gone
when autumn came
And still I dream
he'll come to me
That we will live
the years together
But there are dreams
that cannot be....
And there are storms
we cannot weather
I had a dream
my life would be
So different from
this hell I'm living
so different now
from what it seemed...
Now life has killed
the dream
I dreamed...