Dreaming
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs Lyrics

When I met you in the restaurant you could tell I was no debutante.
Upon meeting you, I sensed that you were perceptive and could see that I was not a typical high society young girl.

You asked me what's my pleasure, "A movie or a measure"?
You inquired about my interests, wondering whether I preferred more wholesome activities such as watching a movie, or indulging in less respectable ones such as drinking alcohol.

I'll have a cup of tea and tell you of my dreamin'
I will opt for a cup of tea over alcohol and proceed to share with you my thoughts and innermost desires.

Dreamin' is free.
Indulging in one's imagination and fantasies comes at no cost.

I don't want to live on charity.
I want to earn my way through life and avoid becoming dependent on the goodwill of others.

Pleasure's real or is it fantasy?
I question whether the enjoyment and satisfaction one derives from certain experiences are rooted in reality or mere figments of our imagination.

Reel to reel is living verite.
Reality as it unfolds before us, captured on film, reflects life in its truest form.

People stop and stare at me, we just walk on by.
Despite the attention we attract from others, we choose to ignore it and focus instead on our own dreams and aspirations.

We just keep on dreamin'.
We persist in our fanciful musings, refusing to let go of our hopes for a better future.

Beat feet, walking a two-mile.
We move briskly and energetically, covering a considerable distance on foot.

Meet me, meet me at the turnstile.
We plan to rendezvous at the entrance point of an event or location, where we will show our tickets or credentials to gain entry.

I never met him, I'll never forget him.
I never had the chance to make his acquaintance, but his memory lingers on in my thoughts and in my heart.

Dream dream, even for a little while.
I urge myself and others to continue dreaming, even if it can only be for a brief period of time.

Dream dream, filling up an idle hour.
I consider the act of dreaming to be a fulfilling pastime that can occupy our idle moments.

Fade away, radiate.
Like a fading beam of light, we emit an energy and radiance that gradually dissipates over time.

I sit by and watch the river flow.
I sit idly by, observing the natural course of a river as it gently ebbs and flows.

I sit by and watch the traffic go.
In a similar vein, I calmly watch the bustle of traffic moving along its designated routes.

Imagine something of your very own, something you can have and hold.
I encourage others to picture and cultivate something that is exclusively theirs, something that they can possess and cherish.

I'd build a road in gold just to have some dreamin'.
My desire for dreamin' is so great that I would go to extreme lengths, such as constructing a road made of gold, just to enable myself to indulge in it.

Dreamin' is free.
Once again, I reinforce the notion that one can daydream without incurring any financial cost.

Dreamin', dreamin' is free.
In closing, I reiterate that one can never have too much dreamin'; it is available free of charge to all who choose to partake in it.