The Dream - Michael Franks

I had this dream

In which I swam with dolphins

In open sea, a transparent blue

Maybe you dreamt it too

And on the earth

The trees grew heavy with blossoms

The rainforests had not died

And the Amazon shined like an emerald

Somewhere, somehow, some way

We must hold back the dawn

While there’s still time to try

Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

I had this dream

That we were all one family

Which war and famine could not undo

Maybe you dreamt it too

Our family name

Was either Kindness or Compassion

We recognized each other

And we recognized the light inside us

Somewhere, somehow, some way

We must hold back the dawn

While there’s still time to try

Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

Somewhere, somehow, some way

We must hold back the dawn

While there’s still time to try

Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

Listen, the cry for freedom

Echoes from Red Square to Soweto town

The barricades are broken now

The walls are tumbling down

Somewhere, somehow, some way

We must hold back the dawn

While there’s still time to try

Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

Somewhere, somehow, some way

We must hold back the dawn

While there’s still time to try

Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

I woke up to find it was just a dream

Why must it only be just a dream?

I woke up to find it was just a dream

Why must it only be just a dream?

I woke up to find it was just a dream

Why must it only be just a dream?