Dream
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Woke up this morning and I looked around
So disappointed, I laid back down
Oh, what a dream, what a dream
I had last night

Dreamed I held you in my arms
But I'm still waitin' for that day to come
Oh, what a dream
What a dream
I had last night

Dreamed we were walkin' down the aisle
The organ was playing "Here Comes the Bride"
You looked down at me, you began to smile
When I looked, around everybody began to cry

I opened my eyes, you weren't there
All of my happiness just disappeared

Oh, what a dream
What a dream
I had last night

I opened my eyes, you weren't there
All of my happiness just disappeared

Oh, what a dream




What a dream
I had last night

Overall Meaning

In Ruth Brown's song, "Oh What a Dream," she sings about a dream she had the night before where she was reunited with a lost love. However, upon waking up, she realizes that it was just a dream and that her love is still gone. Brown's use of disappointment and sadness in her lyrics convey the longing and yearning for something that may never come to fruition.


The first verse sets the tone of the song, where Brown wakes up feeling disappointed, so much so that she lays back down. This feeling of disappointment is due to the fact that the dream she had was so vivid and real that it felt like it had actually happened. Brown then goes on to explain the dream, where she held her love in her arms, but she is still waiting for the day when they will actually be together.


The second verse describes another part of the dream where Brown and her love are walking down the aisle, with the organ playing "Here Comes the Bride." The imagery of the bride and groom walking down the aisle is commonly associated with weddings, which further emphasizes Brown's longing for a life with her love. However, in the end, Brown wakes up to find that the dream was not real and that she is still alone.


Overall, Ruth Brown's "Oh What a Dream" is a poignant song that captures the feeling of longing and heartbreak that comes with unrequited love.


Line by Line Meaning

Woke up this morning and I looked around
I opened my eyes and surveyed my surroundings


So disappointed, I laid back down
I was disappointed with what I saw and went back to sleep


Oh, what a dream, what a dream
The dream was incredible and noteworthy


I had last night
The dream happened during the previous night


Dreamed I held you in my arms
I dreamed that I was holding you close to me


But I'm still waitin' for that day to come
I'm still waiting for the day when we can be together like that for real


Dreamed we were walkin' down the aisle
In my dream, we were walking down the aisle together, perhaps on our wedding day


The organ was playing "Here Comes the Bride"
The organ in the dream was playing the classic bridal march


You looked down at me, you began to smile
You were looking at me and smiling in the dream


When I looked, around everybody began to cry
In my dream, everyone around us started crying tears of joy


I opened my eyes, you weren't there
When I woke up, you weren't really there with me


All of my happiness just disappeared
The joy I felt in the dream vanished when I woke up alone


Oh, what a dream
The dream was truly remarkable and vivid


What a dream
It was a dream worth remembering


I had last night
All of this happened in my dream last night




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, BROADWAY MUSIC CORPORATION, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Chuck Willis

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@luizav.8997

The lights are bright tonight, the music loud
A perfect mess that's what surrounds me
Then I see you over there, I can't seem to break the stare
Maybe it's 'cause your shirt is my favorite color
Then you walk on over with a smolder
And you hand me your number, I say, "what is this?"
You say, "love at first sight, it exists"
But I've had my heart broken so many times before
Yeah, I've walked through so many empty doors

[Chorus]
But if I see you in my dreams tonight
Then maybe you were right
And I'll call you in the morning
If I see you in my dreams tonight
And you take my hands and tell me
"I've been waiting for you"
Then I'll tell you, "me too"
If I see you in my dreams tonight

[Verse 2]
I start to drive away and smile like I'm insane
How can I feel this way? I don't even know your name
The napkin doesn't say
Then I remember that I vowed not let anyone enter my heart
I say "what is this?"
I know love at first sight can't exist

[Chorus]
But if I see you in my dreams tonight
Then maybe you were right
And I'll call you in the morning
If I see you in my dreams tonight
And you take my hands and tell me
"I've been waiting for you"
Then I'll tell you, "me too"
If I see you in my dreams tonight

[Bridge]
Maybe we'll meet in a different dimension
And you can tell me all the things you didn't mention
Maybe we'll meet in a different dimension
And you can tell me all the things you didn't mention
You'll say "what is this?"
I'll say "I guess love at first sight exists"

[Chorus]
Cause I saw you in my dreams that night
And I knew that you were right
So I called you in the morning
(In the morning, in the morning)
Yeah I saw you in my dreams that night
And you took my hands and told me
"I've been waiting for you"
And I told you, "me too"
Yeah I saw you in my dreams that night
If I see you in my dreams tonight



All comments from YouTube:

@tierrajohnson7812

I love the arrangement of this song. The piano is giving me all the feels. Ruth b is a storyteller, her songs are novels.
We need a fandom for her, the rubies.

@elmonstruoqueviveentuarmar5460

Yes, you're right

@francesperez6194

Tierra Johnson Yes please! THE RUBIES ❤️

@valentino1646

Tierra Johnson YASSSS

@audreyeverdeen5278

Ayt! WE THE RUBIES!

@angelinechavana2460

OH my godddd yeaaaa!! We're the rubies <3

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@FreshasripeOnika

She hasn't dropped a bad song yet. Everything she sings and writes is gold 😍❤️

@ruthann54

Yeah they're golden haha haaa get it?

@FreshasripeOnika

Ruth Person lmao yesss 😂

@josiecol5615

Nika Grant well songs from the heart are always the best of all

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