Harry Chapin — Dreams Go By

There you stand in your dungarees Lookin all grown up and so very pleased When you write your poems they have so much to say When you speak your dreams it takes my breath away Ya know I wanna be a ball player A regular sluggin fool But I guess our dreams must wait awhile Until we finish school And so you and I We watch our years go by We watch our sweet dreams fly far away (away) but maybe someday I don't know when But we will dream again And we'll be happy then until our time just drifts away There you stand in your wedding dress You're so beautiful I must confess I m so proud you have chosen me When a doctor is what you wanna be Ya know I wanna be a painter girl A real artistic snob But I guess we'll have our children first You'll find a home I'll get a job And so you and I We watch our years go by We watch our sweet dreams fly far away (away) but maybe someday I don't know when But we will dream again And we'll be happy then until our time just drifts away Listen the seasons passing, listen to the wind blow Listen to the children laughing, where do broken dreams go? There you stand in your tailored suit So many years gone by, but your still so cute You take the car to go and meet the bus When our grandchildren come to visit us And you say you shoula been a ballerina babe There are songs I shoulda sung But I guess our dreams have come and gone You're supposed to dream when you are young And so you and I We watch our years go by We watch our sweet dreams fly far away (away) but maybe someday I don't know when But we will dream again And we'll be happy then until our time just drifts away