just a dream

I know it's just a dream
but what else do I have
to hold on to each night
the empty space beside me

so why shouldn't I dream
of the best time I had
when everything felt right
and nothing was denied me

there's no one who looks at me now
with your love in their eyes
so I remember how it felt
before love became lies

a simpler time of innocence
when dreams could still come true
and every waking moment was
about me and you

no one holds my hand the way you used to hold my hand
no one looks at me as their whole world and
no one shares the sweet emotion
of passion and devotion
that came natural to us
unconditional trust

and I know it's just a dream
but it's better than holding
on to nothing every night
I let our love guide me

through the lands of loneliness
and the valleys of despair
it's my way around depression
remembering how it felt to care
as much as we cared
and remembering how it felt to share
as much as we shared

it keeps love real
at least in my mind
until someone comes along
who makes it real
so I can make love real again
and then
that will be the time
to leave our dream behind

I know it's just a dream
but what else do I have
to hold on to each night
the empty space beside me

so why shouldn't I dream
of the best time I had
when everything felt right
. . .

I know it's just a dream
but it keeps love alive
so I can still feel
the passion inside me

so why shouldn't I dream
of the best time I had
when everything felt right
. . .