In the morning when I wake up and listen to the sound
Of the birds outside on the roof,
I try to ignore what the paper says
And I try not to read all the news
And I hold you if you've had a bad dream
And I hope it never comes true
'cause you and I been through so many things together
And the sun starts climbin' the roof....

It's a dream
Only a dream
And it's fading now
Fadin' away
It's only a dream
Just a memory
Without anywhere to stay

The Red River still flows through my hometown
Rollin' and tumblin' on its way
Swirlin' around the old bridge pilings
Where a boy fishes the mornin' away
His bicycle leans on an oak tree
While the cars rumble over his head
An airplane leaves a trail in an empty blue sky
And the young birds call out to be fed

It's a dream
Only a dream
And it's fading now
Fadin' away
Only a dream
Just a memory
Without anywhere to stay

An old man walks along the sidewalk
With sunglasses and an old Stetson hat
all winds blow the back of his overcoat away
As he stops with a policeman to chat
And a train rolls out of the station
That was really somethin' in its day
Pickin' up speed on the straight prairie rails
As it carries the passengers away

It's gone
It's only a dream
And it's fading now
Fadin' away
Only a dream
Just a memory
Without anywhere to stay

It's a dream
Only a dream
And it's fading now
Fadin' away
It's only a dream
Just a memory
Without anywhere to stay