Once upon I had a dream
I had the perfect life
full of love and laughter
free of stress and free of strife

each day the sun shone brightly
now and then we’d get some rain
enough to feed the trees and plants
and let flowers bloom again

Spring would follow Winter
and Summer sun gave way to Fall
and everything in life fit right
nothing too big, nothing too small

Sometimes we’d talk away the night
and be surprised that it was dawn
then take ourselves at last to bed
tucked under covers nice and warm

we’d lie within each other’s arms
never too hot and ne’er too cold
convinced that this would be our life
from now ‘til we got old

and some days we would just make love
and fall asleep in our embrace
then wake and do it all again
love was a journey, not a race

Once upon I had a dream
life was an overflowing cup
but the day it smashed upon the floor
was the day that I woke up