Dream Of A Child Lyrics - Singles - Burton Cummings

When I was a boy I dreamed of Phillip Marlowe 

He took me as his partner took me as his friend 

Gave me his fedora gave me shotgun fever 

Took me as his partner to the end 

When I was a boy I dreamed I was a jeweler 

With a family business that was free and clear 

Selling golden earrings to Mrs. Mickey Mantle 

Trying to be gentle while I stuck it in her ear 

The dream of a child, the song of a man 

The key and the time are at his command 

The dream of a child the song of a man 

The key and the time are at his command 

When I was a boy, I dreamed I saved my sister 

From the Rosicrucian's for the love of God 

I threw myself among them slaughtering their numbers 

Striking at their laughter crying so hard 

The dream of a child the song of a man 

The key and the time are at this command 

The dream of a child the song of a man 

The key and the time are at his command 

When I was a boy, I dreamed that Elvis Presley 

Was standing on the corner kissing Brenda Lee 

Mama always told me love was made in heaven 

Tell me how my best friend could steal my love from me 

I love Brenda Lee, Brenda Lee loves me