IN DREAMS

Roy Orbison's original version

A candy-colored clown they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night
Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper
"Go to sleep, everything is all right"

I close my eyes, then I drift away
Into the magic night. I softly say
A silent prayer, like dreamers do
Then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you

In dreams I walk with you
In dreams I talk to you
In dreams you're mine, all of the time we're together
In dreams, in dreams

But just before the dawn
I awake and find you gone
I can't help it, I can't help it, if I cry
I remember that you said goodbye

It's too bad that all these things, can only happen in my dreams
Only in dreams in beautiful dreams

Page last updated: 19 Apr 2008

Written by Roy Orbison, IN DREAMS was originally released by Orbison in February 1963 as a single (Monument 806) with SHAHADAROBA as b-side. The single peaked at #7 on The Billboard Hot 100 and at #6 in the UK. The song became the title track on the album In Dreams, released in July 1963. IN DREAMS can now be found on The Essential Roy Orbison, released on Sony Music in 2006.

In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked IN DREAMS #312 on their "500 Greatest Songs Of All Time" list.

The above lyrics are for Roy Orbison's original version. Check also the live 30 Sep 1987 version.