Bad Dreams

Dreams come true
It sometimes seems they do
I've always dreamt of you
Or one just like you

The others I never loved
They only left me cold
The loves that go true
Is one only parent of you

Who's in your heart?
Who were you looking for?
When I saw your eyes
When I saw your eyes darling
I knew

I love you
Gives me such a thrill when I see you smile
Your eyes are like mine
The water I saw you in mirrored everything
I warmed to your smile
Your sweet smile tore open my eyes

If you should die
You will change into a flower
I would die then
When I saw your eyes darling
I knew

With your eyes like mine
Your eyes like mine
Like mirrors
How did I know whose kiss I was after
Since a little child
This caress I'd been aching for

Now I know what I have been chasing
Down through the years
When I was asleep
Dreaming bad dreams

notes:

Malcolm:

This is quite light pop. I'm not too keen on it now. The subject of the song is narcissism.

Appears as a bonus track on the 1990 re-release of I am a Wallet.

found on: I Am a Wallet, The Well of Loneliness

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