I Dreamed A Dream lyrics

There was a time
when men were kind
whentheir voices
were soft

And their words
inviting

There was a time
when love was blind
and the world
was a song

And the song
was exciting

There was a time
when it all went
wrong...

I dreamed a dream
in time gone by...

When hope was high
and life worth living

I dreamed that love
would never die...

I dreamed that God
would be forgiving

Then I was young
and unafraid

And dreams were made
and used and wasted

There was no ransom
to be paid

No song unsung
no wine untasted

But the tigers
come at night

With their voices
soft as thunder...

As they tear your
hope apart

As they turn your dream
to shame.........

He slept a summer
by my side

He filled my days
with endless wonder

He took my childhood
in his stride...

But he was gone
when autumn came

And still I dream
he'll come to me

That we will live
the years together

But there are dreams
that cannot be....

And there are storms
we cannot weather

I had a dream
my life would be

So different from
this hell I'm living
so different now
from what it seemed...

Now life has killed
the dream
I dreamed...