In A Dream

© 2012 Mark Cote

On an old deserted highway
an old man walks and cries
the anguish melted in his eyes
is what he can't disguise

Like some old lost memory
in this sleepy little town
her melody comes back to him
and doesn't make a sound

as he sits there outside himself
in a cold disdain
blind bluebird sings her song
some things he can't explain

(chorus) In a dream in a dream
                  she knew what she meant to him
                  in a dream in a dream
                  she never went away
                  in a dream in a dream
                  he wished that she would hear
                  in a dream in a dream
                  why did she disappear

he used up so much energy
now all he feels is numb
this is not the kind of a man
he thought he would become

though he knows he can't deny
what they had was real
and until the day that he dies
that's just the way he'll feel

(chorus)

just so many hours
before we're old and grey
just so many hours
until we go away

While he strolls on a sunny beach
he cries now just the same
while painted smiles on her face
in October rain

(chorus)