LEAVING THE DREAM BEHIND (R. Powers) (3:35)
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IT WAS MAGIC FROM THE TIME THAT THEIR EYES FIRST MET – SHE FINALLY MET HER MR. RIGHT
HE WAS EVERYTHING SHE WANTED, WAS NEAR TOO PERFECT – HER DREAM LOVER HAD ARRIVED
IT WAS A STORY WORTH TELLING BUT IT HAD A DIFFERENT ENDING – LIFE IS NOT A FAIRY TALE
AND WHEN THINGS GOT ROUGH SHE SAID ONCE WAS ENOUGH – SHE PACKED HER BAGS AND THEN SHE BAILED

AND SHE’S LEAVING THE DREAM BEHIND – THERE WAS NOTHING ‘GONNA CHANGE HER MIND
YEAH, SHE LOVES SO DEEPLY BUT THERE COMES A TIME – SHE’S LEAVING THE DREAM BEHIND

SHE LEFT A NOTE ON THE COUNTER, SAID “I FULLY REALIZE – WE ALL DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE
BUT I SAW A PATTERN FORMING, AND WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING – WAS MORE THAN JUST CIRCUMSTANCE
ONE SLIP OF THE HAND, ONE MIGHT UNDERSTAND – BUT THIS BEHAVIOR HAS A PAST
‘CAUSE THE TONGUE’S A BRUTAL WEAPON, THAT CUTS TO THE SOUL – AND THE SCARS, MUCH LONGER LAST”

SO SHE’S LEAVING THE DREAM BEHIND – THERE WAS NOTHING ‘GONNA CHANGE HER MIND
AND NO SWEET TALKING WORDS ARE GONNA WORK THIS TIME – SHE’S LEAVING THE DREAM BEHIND

WHEN WE TOOK OUR VOWS IN FRONT OF GOD AND MAN – THE DREAM CAME TO BE
PROMISED: HONOR, PROTECT AND LOVE – BUT IF HE CAN’T DO THAT FOR ME
THEN THIS DREAM IS JUST A FALLACY

LYING UP AT NIGHT, WIPING TEARS FROM HER EYES – HOPING WHAT SHE DID WAS RIGHT
THEN SHE THOUGHT OF HER MAMA AND HER WISE ADVICE: ‘DON’T EVER GIVE AWAY YOUR PRIDE’
SHE SAID: “I LOVED YOUR DADDY, WAS A MOSTLY GOOD MAN – BUT ANGER SHOOK HIS DEMONS AWAKE
I THOUGHT FOR GREATER GOOD, I’LL STAY LIKE I SHOULD – BUT DON’T YOU MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE”

SO SHE’S LEAVING THE DREAM BEHIND – THERE WAS NOTHING ‘GONNA CHANGE HER MIND
WELL, SHE PRAYED FOR AN ANSWER AND SHE GOT HER SIGN – SHE’S LEAVING THE DREAM BEHIND
YEAH, SHE’S LEAVING THE DREAM BEHIND – THERE WAS NOTHING ‘GONNA CHANGE HER MIND
YEAH, SHE ALWAYS THOUGHT SHE’D LOVE HIM, BUT THAT LOVE AIN’T BLIND – LEAVING THE DREAM BEHIND