[Verse 1]
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving

[Verse 2]
Then I was young and unafraid
When dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted

[Bridge]
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they turn your dream to shame

[Verse 3]
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came

[Verse 4]
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we would live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
[Verse 5]
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed