Endless Life Of Dreams
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Version 1 is a live recording, performed solo with piano
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Version 2 is a full studio recording
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Version 3 is the same recording as version 2, but with half of the instrumental section edited out, making it about ten seconds shorter
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lyrics version 1
If you were the mother of my children
If you were the woman in my bed
If you were the wife that I could cherish
And the lover I clothed and fed
If you were the one that I could talk to
If you were the girl I call my own
You would be the one that I belong to
And I wouldn't have to live alone
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you probably don't even exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
You're just an endless life of dreams
I'm afraid it's just an endless life of dreams
You have been the focus of my passion
And I've always felt
The reason I wrote this is because some of you oh don't, you know aren't married but you have in mind somebody out there and, and you're, you're saving your life to share with them [Spoken]
You have been the focus of my passion
And I've always felt you might be near
You have been the art and film and fashion
Of the music that I hear
You have been the fragrance in my garden
Always there beyond my fingertips
And sometimes I imagine that I hear you
Maybe we keep passing like two ships
And you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you probably don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
I'm afraid its just an endless life of dreams
[Imitates drum break]
To breathe and to live, to grow and to give
To dream and to cry, to hope and to die
The mysteries of God, the sorrows of time
Life is a complicated love song with an uncompleted rhyme
I can see my life stretched out before me
It's a road that leads to you
You have been the reason that I'm waiting
And my purpose has stayed true
No one understands the strength you give me
No one would believe that you are real
It doesn't really matter if I find you
I alone know what I feel
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you might not even exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
I'm afraid its just an endless life o' dreams
If you were the woman in my bed
If you were the wife that I could cherish
And the lover I clothed and fed
If you were the one that I could talk to
If you were the girl I call my own
You would be the one that I belong to
And I wouldn't have to live alone
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you probably don't even exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
You're just an endless life of dreams
I'm afraid it's just an endless life of dreams
You have been the focus of my passion
And I've always felt
The reason I wrote this is because some of you oh don't, you know aren't married but you have in mind somebody out there and, and you're, you're saving your life to share with them [Spoken]
You have been the focus of my passion
And I've always felt you might be near
You have been the art and film and fashion
Of the music that I hear
You have been the fragrance in my garden
Always there beyond my fingertips
And sometimes I imagine that I hear you
Maybe we keep passing like two ships
And you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you probably don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
I'm afraid its just an endless life of dreams
[Imitates drum break]
To breathe and to live, to grow and to give
To dream and to cry, to hope and to die
The mysteries of God, the sorrows of time
Life is a complicated love song with an uncompleted rhyme
I can see my life stretched out before me
It's a road that leads to you
You have been the reason that I'm waiting
And my purpose has stayed true
No one understands the strength you give me
No one would believe that you are real
It doesn't really matter if I find you
I alone know what I feel
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you might not even exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
I'm afraid its just an endless life o' dreams
lyrics versions 2 and 3
If you were the mother of my children, the woman in my bed
The wife I always wanted, the lover I clothed and fed
If you were the muse of inspiration, the candle in my night
The queen of my intentions, everything would be all right
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you possibly don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
I'm afraid it’s just an endless life of dreams
You’re the focus of my passion and I've always felt you near
You're the art and film and fashion and the music that I hear
You're the fragrance in my garden beyond my fingertips
You're the sun on my horizon, you’re the sail upon my ship
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you probably don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seem
I'm afraid it's just an endless life of dreams
To breathe and to live, to grow and to give
To dream and to laugh and to cry
The mysteries of God, the sorrows of time
I am listening for the love song, for the harmony and rhyme
Life stretched out before me on a road that leads to you
You're the reason I keep hoping this kind of love is true
No one understands my faithfulness or the way you make me feel
It doesn't matter if I find you, it doesn't matter if you're real
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you probably don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
I'm afraid it's just an endless life of dreams
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth, probably don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seem
I'm afraid it's just an endless life of dreams
The wife I always wanted, the lover I clothed and fed
If you were the muse of inspiration, the candle in my night
The queen of my intentions, everything would be all right
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you possibly don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
I'm afraid it’s just an endless life of dreams
You’re the focus of my passion and I've always felt you near
You're the art and film and fashion and the music that I hear
You're the fragrance in my garden beyond my fingertips
You're the sun on my horizon, you’re the sail upon my ship
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you probably don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seem
I'm afraid it's just an endless life of dreams
To breathe and to live, to grow and to give
To dream and to laugh and to cry
The mysteries of God, the sorrows of time
I am listening for the love song, for the harmony and rhyme
Life stretched out before me on a road that leads to you
You're the reason I keep hoping this kind of love is true
No one understands my faithfulness or the way you make me feel
It doesn't matter if I find you, it doesn't matter if you're real
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth you probably don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seems
I'm afraid it's just an endless life of dreams
But you're not a woman I've held and kissed
And in truth, probably don't exist
And as real as all this sometimes seem
I'm afraid it's just an endless life of dreams