I Dreamed A Dream (From "Les Mis'Erables")

I had a dream, mm

I had a dream of days gone by
When hopes were high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
And then, I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young, and I was unafraid
And dreams were made, and used, and tasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, nothing was wasted

Then the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your dreams apart
As they turn your dreams to shame
Shame, shame, shame

He walked the summer
He walked the summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
Oh, but he was gone when autumn came
Oh yes, he was

And still I dream
I stand right here and dream he'll come to me
And that we will, that we will, that we will live this life together
But there are dreams that cannot, that cannot, that cannot be
And oh, there are storms that we cannot weather

I had a dream, had a dream
Listen, woman, I had a dream that life would be
So different, so different
What in the hell is going on today?

Yeah, so different from what it seems to be
Life will not kill the dreams that I dream, uh-uh, no-no, no-no
So different from what it seems to be
Life must not kill the dreams that we dream
Oh, oh no