The River of Dreams – Lyrics by Billy Joel (minor lyric changes in italics)
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
From the mountains of hope
To a river so deep
I must be looking for something
Something sacred I lost
But the river is wide
And it’s too hard to cross
And even though I know the river is wide
I walk down every evening and I stand on the shore
And try to cross to the opposite side
So I can finally find out what I’ve been looking for
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the valley of fear
To a river so deep
And I’ve been searching for something
Taken out of my soul
Something I would never lose
Something somebody stole
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the jungle of doubt
To a river so deep
I know I’m searching for something
(In the middle of the night)
There’s no who and no where
(I go walking in my sleep)
It can only be grasped
(Through the desert of truth)
By those who’ve been there
(To the river so deep)
In the middle of the night
(We all end in the ocean)
(We all start in the streams)
I’m not sure about a life after this
(We’re all carried along)
God knows I’ve never known where I stand
(By the river of dreams)
Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
That runs to the promised land
(In the middle of the night)
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