When I First Saw You - Dreamgirls/Broadway/Original Cast Version

When I first saw you
I said, "Oh my."
I said, "Oh my, that's a dream, that's a dream."
I needed a dream when it all seemed to go bad
Then I found you
And I have had the most beautiful dreams
Any man's ever had

When I first saw you
I said, "Oh my
Oh my, that's my dream, that's my dream."
I needed a dream to make me strong
You were the only reason I've had to go on

You are my dream
All the things I never knew
You are my dream
Who could believe they could ever come true?
And who could bеlieve the world would bеlieve in my dreams too?

There comes a time when the child's got to grow
There comes a time when the woman's got to go
Mama said I am special
She said I've got to prove I am just as good
I'm even better than

That's what she would say
That's what she would say
"Shine, Deena, shine"
"Shine, Deena, shine"
"Shine, Deena, shine"
You're gonna shine
And I'm gonna shine

You are my dream
Now I've got dreams of my own
All the things I could never be
Dreams you've never known (You are my dream)
They'll never take my dream from me

When I first saw you
I said, "Oh my, oh my
That's my dream."