I'll See You In My Dreams
His music is tough. Direct. Straight to the heart. Real and honest. And sun… Read Full Bio ↴His music is tough. Direct. Straight to the heart. Real and honest. And sung for all the right reasons. He's won the Juno Award as Country Male Vocalist of the Year - three times. He's won seven major Canadian Country Music Association awards, songwriting honours from SOCAN, and a BMI Award in 1993 for "Backroads" as the "Most Performed Song in America." He's had a double platinum album, another platinum one, and another which went gold. There was a raft of hit singles - no less than 10 of which went to #1 on the charts. A Charlie Major live gig is a feel-good collection of songs like "I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind," "I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight," "(I Do It) For the Money," "I'm Somebody" and a couple of dozen more. His New CD 'Shadows and Light" carries on the Major tradition of great solid songwriting.

I'll See You In My Dreams
Charlie Major Lyrics


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I won′t see you in the morning light
I'll be sleeping miles away tonight
Far from your loving arms

I won′t feel you lyin by my side
I'll be missing your sleepy sighs
And the beating of your heart
CHORUS:
But I can't wait to close my eyes
And drift off to sleep
Cause I know when I close my eyes
I′ll see you in my dreams

I won′t wake up to your warm embrace
I'll be lying in this lonely place
Far from our lovers bed

I won′t hear you say turn out the light
I'll be missing your sweet kiss good night
When I lay down my head

REPEAT CHORUS

Another night without you is what I got to face
But in my dreams I′m with you and that's
My saving grace





Oh... REPEAT CHORUS
I′ll see you in my dreams

Overall Meaning

The song "I'll See You In My Dreams" by Charlie Major, tells the story of a person deeply in love with someone far away. The first verse sets the tone, explaining that the singer will not see their lover in the morning light, as they are miles apart. The distance between them is emphasized through the next line, as the singer is far from the other's loving arms. The second verse deepens the feeling of longing, as the singer misses the sound of their lover's heart beating and their sleepy sighs.


The chorus provides some solace, as the singer explains that though they will be far apart physically, they will still see their lover in their dreams. The phrase "I can't wait to close my eyes and drift off to sleep," indicates that the singer has found a way to mentally bridge the distance between them, even if it's only in their dream world.


The third verse repeats the pattern, describing the lonely feeling of being in a lover's bed without the lover, and the empty feeling of not hearing their voice before falling asleep. The final chorus emphasizes the importance of the dream world, as the singer sees it as their "saving grace" and reassuringly repeats the title's line: "I'll see you in my dreams."


Line by Line Meaning

I won't see you in the morning light
I won't be able to see you when I wake up in the morning


I'll be sleeping miles away tonight
I'll be sleeping far away from you tonight


Far from your loving arms
I'll be far away from where you can love and comfort me


I won't feel you lyin by my side
I won't be able to feel your presence next to me


I'll be missing your sleepy sighs
I'll yearn for the sound of your breathing


And the beating of your heart
And the sound of your heart beating


But I can't wait to close my eyes
Despite all that, I'm looking forward to going to sleep


And drift off to sleep
And falling into a slumber


Cause I know when I close my eyes
Because I know that when I sleep


I'll see you in my dreams
I'll get to see you in my dreams


I won't wake up to your warm embrace
I won't be able to wake up to your loving hug


I'll be lying in this lonely place
I'll be feeling lonely and sad


Far from our lovers bed
Far from the bed where we made love


I won't hear you say turn out the light
I won't be able to hear you tell me to turn off the lights


I'll be missing your sweet kiss good night
I'll miss the feeling of your goodnight kiss


When I lay down my head
When I go to sleep


Another night without you is what I got to face
I have to face another night without you


But in my dreams I'm with you and that's
But in my dreams, I'm able to be with you


My saving grace
That's what gives me hope and makes me feel better


I'll see you in my dreams
I'll be able to see you in my dreams




Writer(s): Isham Jones, Gus Kahn

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Comments from YouTube:

@StoneCutter099

Love this song... Reminds me of when I was courting my wife. Charlie needs to get this up on iTunes so I can buy it!

@charliemajor2156

Thanks for always supporting my music 🎶, And I hope you never stop being a fan, Happy New Year, more info on CM
Charlesmajorbernard009@gmail.com

@fumpherville

My favourite song!

@heatmanable

just beautiful

@charliemajor2156

Thanks for always supporting my music 🎶, And I hope you never stop being a fan, Happy New Year, more info on CM
Charlesmajorbernard009@gmail.com

@ashlynblackie

Good song to help me sleep!

@charliemajor2156

Thanks for always supporting my music 🎶, And I hope you never stop being a fan, Happy New Year, more info on CM
Charlesmajorbernard009@gmail.com

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