I watch your lips moving

I see the words taking shape

But love's like a language

I cannot translate

I can't afford to be careless

And let you in

I turn my head for one minute

And lose everything



Wish I had someone whom I could lean

Cause everybody's always counting on me

With my hands held real tight

Always ready to fight

For the few pieces of joy I have now

You have turned on a light

And I've lost my sight

But my heart still remembers the sound

Of a dream of a love one day found

Of a dream of a love one day found

So don't let me down



Your past it may be rocky

But your present is clear

My present situation

Is the sum of all my fears

I take responsibility for the few things I done right

But I got so much on my plate

I'm scared to take another bite

Wish I had someone on whom I could lean

Still I don't want no one's charity



With my hands held real tight

Always ready to fight

For the few pieces of joy I have now

You have turned on a light

And I've lost my sight

But my heart still remembers the sound

Of a dream of a love one day found



Heartbreak and bullets can try

To steal any good from my life

Fathers and lovers have lied

Rivers have flowed from my eyes

Never seen love face to face

Just seen it walking away

Why would you think I would recognize

Something that's never been mine



You have turned on a light

And I've lost my sight

But my heart still remembers the sound

Of a dream of a love one day found

You're the dream of a love one day found

And the freedom from what kept me bound

And a promise of staying around

My eyes may not work for me now

But my heart sure remembers the sound

So if you saying it

Please say it loud

And don't let me down