A dream is just a dream,
It can't keep you warm at night.
A wish is just a wish,
It seems they never come true.
You wake up feeling lonely,
Nothing ever changes.
Emptyness fills your heart,
Everything seems so far apart.
All the joy disappears,
And there's nothing left but fears.
Then you close your eyes,
And hope for some surprise.
Don't take away my dreams,
They are all that I have.
Don't take away my dreams,
I Couldn't live without them.
Take away the dreams,
And there's only emptyness.
Take away the wishes,
And there's only sadness.
Love means nothing,
If you don't really mean it.
Caring isn't caring,
If you don't really care.
Loneliness will fill your heart,
And there's nothing left but dark.
For the darkness is filled with nothing,
And nothing is what you feel.
Don't take away my dreams,
They are all that I have.
Don't take away my dreams,
I couldn't live without them.
A life without love,
Is a life with only loneliness.
Someday you will look around,
And nothing will be the same.
Take away the love,
And there's only hate.
Take away the caring,
And there's only loneliness.
Don't take away my dreams,
They are all that I have.
Don't take away my dreams,
I couldn't live without them.
by Jann Newland
orginally written 1978
(copyright - 2001)
