Aretha Franklin
Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream (Live in Paris, 1968)
[Intro]
Thank you
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen
I wonder if you would believe if I said
[Verse 1]
If I lose this dream, I don't know what I’m gonna do
If I lose this dream (This dream) I'm dreaming about for me and you
[Bridge]
If it goes away, I might as well hang it up, 'cause I don’t know
If I have the heart or mind to make it true, to help it grow
And I only know, I only know, I only know
[Verse 2]
If I lose this dream (This dream!), it's goodbye, love and happiness
You're the one I need - I don't want a love that's second-best
[Bridge]
There been things all of my life I wanted to do that made me blue
Help me hold onto this dream, for sometimes, dreams often come true
And they'll come true, they'll come true, for me and for you, hey
(Wait a minute, baby)
[Chorus]
Don't let me lose this dream
Baby, baby, hold on
Don’t let me lose my dream
Baby, baby, be strong
[Outro]
You say that-a you believe that what I say is true (Hey, hey, hey)
And that I’m the one and only girl for you (Wait a minute, baby)
And no matter what the people say (Hey, hey, hey)
You're in my corner all the way
And I won’t lose this dream
Baby, baby, hold on
Don't let me lose my dream
Baby, baby, be strong
Don't let me... ooh, baby
Baby, baby, hold on, oh