I Dreamed A Dream ("..

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
then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream
in times 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'll 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