Only A Dream
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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IG can recDall the sound Cof the wind G
ACs it blew thrGough the trees andC the trees would beDnd
IG can reDcall the smellC of the rain G
OCn a hot summer nighGt
CComing through the screenD
IAm'd crawl in your bF#7ed when the liD7ghtning flaEm7shed
ACnd I'd still be thBm7ere when the stCorm had passDed
DGead to the worDld to the morCning casGt
ICts light all aroDund your rooGm
WGe lived on a sDtreet where thCe tall elm shaGde
WCas as green as the grGass and as cCool as a blaDde
TGhat you held in youDr teeth as we Clay on our bacGks
SCtaring up at the bGlue and the blCue stared baDck
IAm used to beF#7lieve we were juD7st like those treEm7es
WCe'd grown just as tBm7all and as prCoud as we pleDased
WGith our feet oDn the ground aCnd our arms inG the breeze
UCnder a shDeltering skGy
TAmwirl me aF#7bout and twD7irl me aroEm7und
LCet me grow diBm7zzy and faCll to the groDund
AGnd when I lookD up at yoCu looking downG
SCay it wasD only a dreGam
AG big truck was Dparked in the Cdrive one dayG
TChey wrapped us in pGaper and movCed us awaDy
YGour room was no Dlonger next doCor to miGne
ACnd this kid sistGer thingC was old by thatD time
BAmut oh how ourF#7 dreams went bumD7p in the nigEm7ht
ACnd the voices doBm7wnstairs getCting into a fiDght
AGnd the next day a siDlence you could cCut with a knifGe
ACnd feel like a bDlade at your throatG
TAmwirl me aF#7bout and twD7irl me aroEm7und
LCet me grow diBm7zzy and faCll to the groDund
AGnd when I lookD up at yoCu looking downG
SCay it wasD only a dreGam
TGhe day you leftD home you gCot an early stGart
IC watched your Gcar back oCut in the daDrk
IG opened the doDor to your rooCm down the halGl
IC turned on the liGght
ACnd all that I saDw
WAmas a bed and a F#7desk and cD7ouple of tacEm7ks
NCo sign of soBm7meone who expCects to be baDck
IGt must have been onDe hell of a suCitcase you pacGked
TAmwirl me aF#7bout and twD7irl me aroEm7und
LCet me grow diBm7zzy and faCll to the groDund
AGnd when I lookD up at yoCu looking downG
SCay it wasD only a dreGam