I came with an offering A small token of my love and esteem To find him in good health Reciting his ambitions to himself His words water on stone Polish the bones of passion Just one long longing Always the same, contracting and expanding If I had my dream If I had my dream If I had my dream He told me the world is fantastic You just have to open your eyes And don't be disheartened By deceivers, unbelievers, and their kind A man could spend his whole life explaining One simple idea A charade in a room full of blind men At the carnival of fear If I had my dream, he said If I had my dream If I had my dream If I had my dream