I picture us together
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Framed in gold neat
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On the mantle with the others
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One big happy family
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But that snapshot can't be found
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And I don't trust my memory
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But it's alright, it's alright
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For a dream
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I imagine we are gathered
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But this time no dressed in black
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There's laughing and smiling
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Not stabbing in the back
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But it's too good to be true
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And too bad I still recall the screams
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But it's alright, it's alright
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For a dream
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I keep half the picture
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Mostly in my mind
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Mama dressed in white
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Ripped where she held your hand
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Showing no signs of age
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Just slightly frayed along the seam
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But it's alright, it's alright
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For a dream
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It's alright
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And that I can claim
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It's alright
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And it will have to do
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It's alright
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Better than the pain
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It's alright
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Better than the truth
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It's alright
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Alright for a dream
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It's alright
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Better that fate and the grand scheme
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It's alright
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It's alright
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For Christmas and for New Year
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I wish and I resolve
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But I'm disappointed by myself
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Jusus and Santa Claus
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I want to believe
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She's been saved
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And he's been redeemed
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But it's alright, it's alright
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For a dream
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For A Dream
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| Tracy Chapman |
