You Dream Too Much - Richard Thompson

She came down the stairs in her cocktail dress

She fell on her food like a lioness

There was ringing in my ears like an SOS

She said «You dream too much.

If you think I’ve a thing for you.

You dream too much.

It’s going to end bad»

The boom box was sounding sweet

We were dancing to a jungle beat

Just when our lips were about to meet

She said «You dream too much.

Ah who’s that girl in your dreams with you?

You dream too much.

It’s going to end bad»

You’ll stumble going through life the way that you do I hope I’m somewhere else the day that you do The way that you do She had a chassis like an XJS

A skull necklace like a high priestess

I thought maybe just one caress

She said «You dream too much.

You’re dreaming now while I’m talking to you.

You dream too much.

It’s going to end bad.

Oh it’s going to end bad»

All my life I’ve been like this

I start thinking of the perfect kiss

Velvet dream on an iron fist

She said «You dream too much.

Even this isn’t really true.

You dream too much.

It’s going to end bad.

Oh it’s going to end bad.

Ah it’s going to end bad.

It’s going to end bad»