Just A Dream

by probably Big Bill Broonzy recording of 19 from , Well, I wanna tell the story about a hard luck guy Nobody seems to love me, I guess that's the reason why Just dreams, dreams all night long and through the day Yes, and it's so sad, oh, to break my heart this way Yes, I'm not handsome or romantic, I don't have wavy hair Won't you girls please have mercy, the way you treat me ain't fair Why does bad luck follow me Oh, dreams, seems that's all that's left for me Well, I just can't get no place with a doggone thing a plan Every girl I try my luck on belongs to some other man Where, where, where is the one I'm dreaming of All gone, gone with last night's dreams of love Yes, last night as I lay sleepin', I dreamed about a queen And it hurt me so bad, people To wake up and find out it was just a dream Dream, dream is all I can do Oh, I'm so tired dreamin' dreams, dreams That won't come true

 

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