I Dreamed a Dream

I had a dream

I had a dream of days gone by
When hopes were high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
And then I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young and I was unafraid
And dreams were made and used and tasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, nothing was wasted

Then the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your dreams apart
As they turn your dreams to shame (shame, shame, shame)

He walked, he walked 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 (oh yes he was)

And still I dream he'll come to me
And than we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms that we cannot weather

I had a dream that life would be
So different, what in the hell is going on
So different from what it seems to be

Life will not kill the dreams that I dreamed
So different from what it seems to be
Life must not kill the dreams that we dreamed (oh, oh)