Lyrics
You say that if you found a place in the game
You express a desire to find a place or role in life's challenges.
How you be different, how you would change
You contemplate how you would change if given the chance in the game of life.
Still dreamin' after all these years
Despite the passage of time, you still hold on to dreams and aspirations.
And if you didn't have the heartache and pain
If not for heartache and pain, you believe you would be happy but fundamentally the same.
How you'd be happy, but you'd be the same
Even without the suffering, you'd still feel lonely after all these years.
Still lonely, lonely after all these
You reflect on lost years that won't return, stuck in a state of longing.
Years that you once had, won't come back again
The past years that are gone won't come back; you're only dreaming.
Only dreamin', lost in your memory
You're caught in a dream, lost in memories that may not reflect reality.
I just had to say
An assertion that needed to be communicated.
You do your best to make me think you're insane
There's an effort to make others perceive you as insane or unpredictable.
You try and hurt me again and again
Repeated attempts to cause pain and harm to someone.
Still trying, trying to deny those tears
Continuing efforts to deny and hide the emotional pain through denial.
Trying after all these years
Persisting in trying to cope with challenges despite the years gone by.
That you once had, won't come back again
The years that won't return are acknowledged, emphasizing the sense of loss.
Only dreamin', lost in your memory
You remain lost in the dream, trapped in memories that may not reflect reality.
I just had to say
Reiteration of the need to communicate a message.
You're only dreamin'
An assertion that what is being experienced is merely a dream.
Dreams that you once had, won't come back again
The dreams of the past won't be resurrected; they're gone.
You're only dreamin'
Reiteration that the current state is a dream, not reality.
Lost in an ocean with no one
Feeling lost in a vast, isolating expanse without companionship.
So if you never find a place in the game
If you never find your place, the message will still be the same.
I'll sing it to you, it's the same refrain
A commitment to express and sing about the same message repeatedly.
No crying, no more crying lonely tears
An affirmation to stop crying and shed no more tears, seeking happiness.
Happy after all these
After all these years, the aim is to be happy despite past challenges.
Years that you once had, won't come back again
Recognizing the irreversibility of past years, they won't return.
Lost in your memory, I just had to say
Lost in memories, reiterating the need to express a message.
You're only dreamin'
Emphasis on the notion that the current experience is a dream.
Dreams that you once had, won't come back again
Repetition that the dreams of the past are gone and won't be revived.
You're only dreamin'
Restating the dreamlike nature of the current state.
Lost in an ocean with no one to say
Being lost in an expansive and lonely ocean with no one to provide solace.
You're only dreamin'
An assertion that the current state is a product of dreaming.
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