[Verse 1]
I was walkin' to the corner drugstore
When what should I happen to see?
There were picket lines and the people were shoutin'
"Down with democracy"
As I strolled on by someone grabbed my arm and said
"Buddy, where do you stand"?
I said, "I stand wherever I choose my friend
And you best let go of my hand"
As I walked away on that sunny day
I swear I heard him scream
"You know you're leanin' on my dream
Hey man, you're leanin on my dream"

[Verse 2]
Got home and turned on the TV set
And sat me down to eat
And a man came on talkin' 'bout the coppers
They was blockin' off another street
Seems some folks was raisin' cain, Lord in vain
And a, a riot had broke out
And they flashed the camera on the guy who had stopped me
I watched him runnin' about
As the cops were draggin' him away
I heard one of 'em scream
"You know you're leanin' on my dream
These kids are leanin' on my dream"
Oh yeah, hmm, yeah
Hey, git it, git it, git it
[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Well, I got up and turned off the TV set
And I tell you I was feelin' mean
And I thought a while tryin' to make some sense
Out of everything that I had seen
I was addin' the score when there's a knock on the door
Was a letter addressed to me
It read, "Greetings from the President, United States"
I fell down on my knees
The next day I was on the picket line
And Lord you should have heard me scream
"You know you're leanin' on my dream
Hey man, you're leanin' on my dream"

[Outro]
Oh, you know you're leanin' on my dream
Oh, leanin' on my dream
Leanin', leanin', yeah
Oh, on my dream
Hey, git it, git it