A Dream In The Light Lyrics - Small Fred

Words and Music by Fred Small 

Copyright 1994 Pine Barrens Music (BMI) 

Awake arise all you who slumber 

Daylight is driving the stars from the sky 

Every creature on earth one song is lifting 

From the crab in the tide pool to the petrel in flight 

The dew on the grass is a river of silver 

The sun on the hills is a veil of gold 

Every day is a lifetime of fresh beginnings 

Twenty-four untouched hours poised to unfold 

Chorus: 

So lay down your disappointment and yearning 

Everything will be all right 

You can't stop this big world from turning 

But a dream need not fade in the light 

Along the highway neon jewels 

Lure us away from our chosen course 

Always and again one moment of decision 

Do I love myself or my addiction more? 

Do not mistake stark fear for failure 

Nor the darkness for the night 

Though we search for the end of the rainbow 

All we seek stands within our sight 

Chorus 

Who was it told you you didn't deserve love? 

Who was it told you you were never good enough? 

Voices of the dead just delay and defeat us 

Turn your face to the light that is lifting you up 

In our ears humanity's clamor 

Some we name enemy some we call friend 

In both we see our flawed reflection 

Lonely and frightened we pose and pretend 

May the walls of our hearts soften and open 

To comfort the stranger in hunger and pain 

Inside every story the seed of understanding 

Every leaf is its own but the tree is the same 

Chorus