It's three in the morning and I can't sleep
Criminals came and stole my sheep
The sandman passed out on the lawn
I had a dream and I was singing this song

Too many signals not enough wire
I hit a bad chord and my soul caught fire
My ex-friend says where I went wrong
I had a dream and I was singing this song

My head stays full of empty thoughts
Things I've stolen and things I've bought
You can't take them with you when you're gone
I had a dream and I was singing this song

The hungry stay hungry and the poor stay poor
And in my dream I found a cure
I must've forgot it when the lights came on
I had a dream and I was singing this song

I read the newspapers looking for clues
Praying for justice is the best you can do
Back in the comics the headlines belong
I had a dream and I was singing this song

There's so many things I still don't know
I hope my ignorance does not show
Don't start me talking 'cause I'll go on
I had a dream and I was singing this song
I had a dream and I was singing this song

COLIN LINDEN
SOCAN 1992
Colin Linden Publishing/Warner Chappel Music Canada

Gary Craig: Drums & Percussion
John Dymond: Bass
Colin Linden: Guitars, Voices
Bruce Cockburn: Guitar