Tracy Chapman - For a Dream

[Verse 1]I picture us together, framed in gold leafOn the mantel with the others, one big happy familyBut that snapshot can't be found and I don't trust my memoryBut it's all right, it's all right for a dream[Verse 2]I imagine we are gathered, this time not dressed in blackThere's laughing and smiling, not stabbing in the backBut it's too good to be true and too bad I still recall the screamsBut it's all right, it's all right for a dream[Verse 3]I keep half the picture, mostly in my mindMama dressed in white, ripped where she held your handShowing no signs of age, just slightly frayed along the seamBut it's all right, it's all right for a dream[Verse 4]It's all right, all that I can claimIt's all right, and it will have to doIt's all right, better than the painIt's all right, better than the truthIt's all right, all right for a dreamIt's all right, better than fate in the grand schemeIt's all right, it's all right[Verse 5]For Christmas and for New Year, I wish and I resolveBut I'm disappointed by myself, Jesus, and Santa ClausI want to believe she's been saved and he's been redeemedAnd it's all right, it's all right for a dream