[Intro] [Verse 1] 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’ll hold you if you had a bad dream And I hope that it never comes true ’Cause you and I been through so many things together And the sun starts climbing the roof [Chorus] It’s a dream only a dream And it’s fading now Fa-ding aw-ay only a dream Just a memory without anywhere to stay [Interlude] [Verse 2] The Red River stills flows through my home town Rollin’ tumblin’ on its way Swirling around the old bridge pylons Where a boy fishes the morning away His bicycle leans on an old oak tree While the cars rumble over his head An aeroplane leaves a trail in an empty blue sky And the young birds call out to be fed [Chorus] It’s a dream only a dream And it’s fading now Fa-ding aw-ay only a dream Just a memory without anywhere to stay [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] An old man walks along on the sidewalk Sunglasses and an old Stetson hat The four winds blow the back of his overcoat away As he stops with the policeman to chat And a train rolls out of the station That was really somethin’ in its day Picking up speed on the straight prairie rails As it carries the passengers away [Chorus] It’s gone only a dream And it’s fading now Fa-ding aw-ay only a dream Just a memory without anywhere It’s a dream only a dream And it’s fading now Fa-ding aw-ay only a dream Just a memory without anywhere to stay [Outro]