Back to Yesterday

{Verse 1} This is my life The only one for me. We get to live just once, Not one day to repeat. When my eyes find sleep And I begin to dream, My memory will play A certain chosen scene Why can it not show, Vacation with the family? Why can it not show, Times I remember fondly? {Chorus} It's just a dream, That's what they say, But the dead still walk beside me In the light of day. I know it wasn't real, But my head can't seem to tell, The difference between a memory And another trip through hell. {Verse 2} This is a world, With darkness occurring. It seems a chosen few Are destined in observing. The mind, it tries its best It tries to protect us By showing us the cause Of things that could befall us. It shows us all the scenes That we shouldn’t be seeing. But they play on repeat, Layin’ unconscious, careening. {Chorus} It's just a dream, That's what they say, But the dead still walk beside me In the light of day. I know it wasn't real, But my head can't seem to tell, The difference between a memory And another trip through hell {Verse 3} This is my dream, But really, a terror. I startle awake, Frightened by the horror. Dripping with sweat, I peel the dampened sheet. Searching for what is real I climb to my feet. I find me in the mirror Splash water on my face Working out what’s real and not At a glacial pace {Chorus} It's just a dream, That's what they say, But the dead still walk beside me In the light of day. I know it wasn't real, But my head can't seem to tell, The difference between a memory And another trip through hell {Verse 4} This is my life The only one for me. We get to live just once, Not one day to repeat. Awake from the vision my mind played for me. I won’t revisit sleep, My day will start at three Today a cloud will follow I cannot tell a soul. To say, “I had a bad dream”, Will not explain the toll. {Music pulls back) {Outro) The sheets are dry, The room is still, The nightmare's come and gone, But somewhere in the back of my mind, The dream keeps marching on. The sun will rise, I'll face the day, And do what I must do, But sleep is just tomorrow's road... Back to yesterday...