I Dreamed a Dream
There was a time when men were kindWhen their voices were softAnd their words invitingThere was a time when love was blindAnd the world was a songAnd the song was excitingThere was a timeThen it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in time gone byWhen hope was highAnd life worth livingI dreamed that love would never dieI dreamed that God would be forgivingThen I was young and unafraidAnd dreams were made and used and wastedThere was no ransom to be paidNo song unsungNo wine untasted
But the tigers come at nightWith their voices soft as thunderAs they tear your hope apartAs they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my sideHe filled my days with endless wonderHe took my childhood in his strideBut he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to meThat we will live the years togetherBut there are dreams that cannot beAnd there are storms we cannot weather!
I had a dream my life would beSo different from this hell I'm livingSo different now, from what it seemedNow life has killed the dream I dreamed