Dreams I Never Had

Dreams I Never Had [Intro — percussion + guitar, female lead] I used to think I knew What I was waiting for Then something opened up A door I never saw [Verse 1] I never dreamed of this street Never pictured this view Never saw this kind of morning Never imagined you Funny how the heart knows Before the mind can understand Some of the best things find you Without ever being planned [Pre-Chorus] I made wishes on the stars For things I thought I had to have Now I’m standing in a life Made of dreams I never had [Chorus — call and response] These are dreams I never had (Never had, never had) Didn’t know I wanted that (Wanted that, wanted that) I was looking straight ahead While the world was turning back Bringing me the sweetest things I never thought to ask These are dreams I never had (Oh-oh, never had) And I wouldn’t give them back [Verse 2] I never dreamed of changing The picture in my head Some roads disappear beneath you So you learn to dance instead I thought I knew the ending Had the whole thing mapped in black But life kept writing colors Into dreams I never had [Pre-Chorus] Maybe wishing isn’t knowing Maybe knowing isn’t love Maybe what we think we’re missing Isn’t what we’re waiting for [Chorus — fuller percussion] These are dreams I never had (Never had, never had) Didn’t know I wanted that (Wanted that, wanted that) I was looking straight ahead While the world was turning back Bringing me the sweetest things I never thought to ask These are dreams I never had (Oh-oh, never had) And I wouldn’t give them back [Bridge — drums pull back, piano + choir] No, I didn’t see it coming No, I couldn’t call its name Sometimes life knows what you need Before you know you’ve changed (Before you know) Before you know you’ve changed [Percussion Break — djembe / bass / guitar] Never asked for it (No, no) Never planned for it (No, no) Never dreamed of it But here I am [Final Chorus — communal, bigger] These are dreams I never had (Never had, never had) Didn’t know I wanted that (Wanted that, wanted that) All the things I couldn’t picture All the turns that brought me back Maybe life’s a little bigger Than the dreams we think we have These are dreams I never had (Oh-oh, never had) And I wouldn’t give them back [Outro — guitar + choir fading] Dreams I never had (Never had) Dreams I never had And I wouldn’t give them back.