The Dream I Dream

The afternoon light falls across the floor, While I trace the shape of what could be, A lifetime of walking near that open door, Where you might have turned and looked at me. You notice the quiet, the parts I hide, You look past the surface and hold my heart, With all of the years we stood side by side, Yet always so gently drifting apart. I replay the moments our glances met, When the noise of the world just faded away, There are gentle regrets I will not forget, And the words that we never quite managed to say. You know every flaw and you call them grace, You desire the truth of who I am, And I find my rest in your quiet embrace, Though it only exists in the plans that we planned. And it's all in the spaces where time stands still, The places where shadows grow soft and dim, You stand like a fortress against the whole world, living in a forever dream with me, Showing how deeply you cherish my soul, Making the broken places feel whole. That's the dream I dream when I dream of you. If the stars should align in some other life, Where the timing is right and the road is clear, I would drop all the titles and leave all the strife, Just to answer the call of your voice so near. You would step through the fire to keep me safe, To prove that you matter more than my breath, And I’d trade all the miles and the years of grief, To finally step out of the dreams instead. And it's all in the spaces where time stands still, The places where shadows grow soft and dim, You stand like a fortress against the whole world, living in a forever dream with me, Showing how deeply you cherish my soul, Making the broken places feel whole. That's the dream I dream when I dream of you. Yeah, You stand like a fortress against the whole world, living in a forever dream with me, Showing how deeply you cherish my soul, Making the broken places feel whole. That's the dream I dream when I dream of you.