THE DREAMER [2] (Joey Molland)
[from Airwaves LP - recorded 1978 - released U.S. 1979]
[from Airwaves CD - recorded 1978 - released U.S. 1999, 2004]

There was a young man
 Watched his life unfold each day
He only wanted to play
He only needed a ray

And then he found out
One rainy afternoon, he'd lost
All he'd earned and was tossed
In the rivers he'd crossed

And there he came across the dreamer
Who told him life was but a dream
And all that you can see
Is all that you can be

There was a young love
Destined to get old someday
Didn't happen that way
They never learned how to say

We've got a long, long time between us
We've got a long, long way to go
But I believe if we let it
Our love will grow

[guitar solo (Joe Tansin)]

And there he came across the dreamer
Who told him life was but a dream
And all that you can see
Is all that you can be

We've got a long, long time between us
We've got a long, long way to go
We've got a long, long time between us
We've got a long, long way to go
We've got a long, long time between us
We've got a long, long, long way to go
Long way to go
(Long, long time between us)
And I believe if we let it, our love will grow
Our love will grow
Our love will grow

lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan
corrections thanks to Dan Matovina

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THE DREAMER (Joey Molland)
[Sound City demo version - recorded 1978 - unreleased]

There was a young man
Who watched his life unfold each day
He only wanted to play
He only needed a ray

And then he found out
One rainy afternoon, he lost
All he'd earned and was tossed
In the river he'd crossed

And there he came across the dreamer
Who told him life was but a dream
And all that you can see
Is all that you could be

There was a young love
Destined to get old someday
Didn't happen that way
They never learned how to play

We've got a long, long time between us
We've got a long, long way to go
But I believe if we let it
Our love will grow

[guitar solo (Joe Tansin)]

And there he came across the dreamer
Who told him life was but a dream
And all that you can see
Is all that you can be

We've got a long, long time between us
We've got a long, long way to go
We've got a long, long time between us
We've got a long, long way to go
We've got a long, long time between us
We've got a long, long way to go
We've got a long, long time between us
We've got a long, long way to go

lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan
corrections thanks to Dan Matovina

℗ JoeKat Music (worldwide)
All rights administered by JoeKat Music