I Dreamed A Dream


Buffy:
There was a time when fate was kind.
When I had control and was not helpless.
There was a time when love was blind.
And the world was a game and the game was reckless.

There was a time...
It all went wrong.

I dreamed a dream in time gone by,
When I was young and Mom still living,
I dreamed that love would never die.
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.

When I was young and unafraid,
When dreams were made and used and wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid,
No vamp too strong, my love untainted.

But the curse broke one night
And I lost my first lover
And he tore my hope apart.
Now my dream of him is gone.

He slept one night by my side.
He filled my days with endless mystery.
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when morning came.

I don't dream he'll come to me.
I know we'll never be together.
I've learned some dreams just cannot be.
I know some storms I cannot weather.

I don't dream my life can be
Any different from how I am living it.
I've learned my lesson and now I see.
I know it's useless to dare to dream.