I watch your lips moving
 
 I see the words taking shape
 
 But love's like a language
 
 I cannot translate
 
 I can't afford to be careless
 
 And let you in
 
 I turn my head for one minute
 
 And lose everything
 
  
  Wish I had someone whom I could lean
 
 Cause everybody's always counting on me
 
 With my hands held real tight
 
 Always ready to fight
 
 For the few pieces of joy I have now
 
 You have turned on a light
 
 And I've lost my sight
 
 But my heart still remembers the sound
 
 Of a dream of a love one day found
 
 Of a dream of a love one day found
 
 So don't let me down
  
 
 Your past it may be rocky
 
 But your present is clear
 
 My present situation
 
 Is the sum of all my fears
 
 I take responsibility for the few things I done right
 
 But I got so much on my plate
 
 I'm scared to take another bite
 
 Wish I had someone on whom I could lean
 
 Still I don't want no one's charity
  
 
 With my hands held real tight
 
 Always ready to fight
 
 For the few pieces of joy I have now
 
 You have turned on a light
 
 And I've lost my sight
 
 But my heart still remembers the sound
 
 Of a dream of a love one day found
  
 
 Heartbreak and bullets can try
 
 To steal any good from my life
 
 Fathers and lovers have lied
 
 Rivers have flowed from my eyes
 
 Never seen love face to face
 
 Just seen it walking away
 
 Why would you think I would recognize
 
 Something that's never been mine
  
 
 You have turned on a light
 
 And I've lost my sight
 
 But my heart still remembers the sound
 
 Of a dream of a love one day found
 
 You're the dream of a love one day found
 
 And the freedom from what kept me bound
 
 And a promise of staying around
 
 My eyes may not work for me now
 
 But my heart sure remembers the sound
 
 So if you saying it
 
 Please say it loud
 
 And don't let me down