Dream Of A Child (Live)

DREAM OF A CHILD

When I was a boy, I dreamed of Phillip Marlowe

Took me as his partner took me as his friend

Gave me his fedora gave me shotgun fever

Took me as his partner to the end

When I was a child, I dreamed I was a jeweler

With a family business that was free and clear

Selling golden earrings to Mrs. Mickey Mantle

Trying to be gentle while I stuck it in her ear

The dream of a child, the song of a man

The key and the time are at his command, if he knows it

The dream of a child the song of a man

The key and the time are at his command

When I was a boy, I dreamed I saved my sister

From the Rosicrucians for the love of God

I threw myself among them butchering their leaders

Hit them where they least expect it in the name of God

The dream of a child, the song of a man

The key and the time are at this command

The dream of a child, the song of a man

The key and the time are at his command

When I was a boy, I dreamed that Elvis Presley

Was standing on my corner kissing Brenda Lee

My mother always told me true love was born up in heaven

She told me how my best friend could steal my love from me

I love Brenda Lee … Brenda Lee loves me … yeah …