Lyrics

Dreams
Tim Bays, Lynn Langham
© 1991 In Cahoots Music (ASCAP), Hayes Court/Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)

Seven years old in a makeshift tent
Out in the living room playing pretend
With a blanket hung over some dining room chairs
I hid behind cushions watching for bears

And under the blanket an old Mason jar
Filled up with fireflies caught in the yard
Winking like cats as I fell off to sleep
It was so easy to capture my dreams

Chorus
Dreams...that burn in the dark
Harder to catch than shooting stars
Oh, dream...we hold in our hearts
Like fireflies dancing in an old Mason jar

Just seventeen on a warm summer night
And I thought I saw fireflies there in here eyes
The very first time that I fell in love
And discovered that sometimes dreams aren't enough...Chorus

Older now and I've learned the truth
Only a few of our dreams will come true
But when fireflies waltz across green summer lawns
I'm only seven and still holding on to those...Chorus

Tag
Like fireflies dancing in an old Mason jar