For a Dream
Tracy Chapman"For a Dream" is a song by Tracy Chapman, released in 2008 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:04 long and contains 49 lines and 207 words.
Lyrics
0:21I picture us together
0:30Framed in gold leaf
0:32On the mantle with the others
0:35One big happy family
0:39But that snapshot can't be found
0:42And I don't trust my memory
0:45But it's alright it's alright
0:48For a dream
0:56I imagine we are gathered
0:59But this time not dressed in black
1:02There's laughing and smiling
1:06Not stabbing in the back
1:09But it's too good to be true
1:11And too bad I still recall the screams
1:15It's alright
1:16It's alright
1:17All that I can claim
1:27I keep half the picture
1:29Mostly in my mind
1:31Mama dressed in white
1:34Ripped when she held your hand
1:37Showing no signs of age
1:40Just slightly frayed along the seam
1:43It's alright
1:44It's alright
1:46All that I can claim
1:54It's alright
1:55All that I can claim
2:00It's alright
2:04And it will have to do
2:07It's alright
2:11Better than the pain
2:15It's alright
2:15Better than the truth
2:20It's alright
2:25Alright for a dream
2:26It's alright
2:30Better than fate and the great scheme
2:34It's alright
2:34It's alright
2:43For christmas and for New Year
2:46I wish and I resolve
2:49But I'm disappointed by myself
2:51Jesus and Santa Claus
2:53I want to believe
2:58She's been saved
3:00And he's be redeemed
3:02And it's alright it's alright
3:04For a dream
I picture us together Framed in gold leaf On the mantle with the others One big happy family But that snapshot can't be found And I don't trust my memory But it's alright it's alright For a dream I imagine we are gathered But this time not dressed in black There's laughing and smiling Not stabbing in the back But it's too good to be true And too bad I still recall the screams It's alright It's alright All that I can claim I keep half the picture Mostly in my mind Mama dressed in white Ripped when she held your hand Showing no signs of age Just slightly frayed along the seam It's alright It's alright All that I can claim It's alright All that I can claim It's alright And it will have to do It's alright Better than the pain It's alright Better than the truth It's alright Alright for a dream It's alright Better than fate and the great scheme It's alright It's alright For christmas and for New Year I wish and I resolve But I'm disappointed by myself Jesus and Santa Claus I want to believe She's been saved And he's be redeemed And it's alright it's alright For a dream
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