For a Dream - Tracy Chapman

I picture us together

Framed in gold leaf

On the mantle with the others

One big happy family

But that snapshot can’t be found

And I don’t trust my memory

But it’s alright it’s alright

For a dream

I imagine we are gathered

But this time not dressed in black

There’s laughing and smiling

Not stabbing in the back

But it’s too good to be true

And too bad I still recall the screams

But it’s alright it’s alright

For a dream

I keep half the picture

Mostly in my mind

Mama dressed in white

Ripped when she held your hand

Showing no signs of age

Just slightly frayed along the seam

But it’s alright it’s alright

For a dream

It’s alright

All that I can claim

It’s alright

And it will have to do

It’s alright

Better than the pain

It’s alright

Better than the truth

It’s alright

Alright for a dream

It’s alright

Better than fate and the great scheme

It’s alright

It’s alright

For Christmas and for New Year

I wish and I resolve

But I’m disappointed by myself, Jesus and Santa Claus

I want to believe

She’s been saved

And he’s be redeemed

And it’s alright it’s alright

For a dream