In My Dreams
Stills Crosby & Nash Lyrics

Look at those dancers gliding around
The singer is admiring the graceful movements of the dancers.

Seems as is their feet
The dancers' feet appear to hardly touch the ground as they glide.

Don't hardly touch the ground
The dancers' feet are barely touching the ground.

Look at them smiling
The dancers are smiling as if they know each other well and will never come down.

Like they knew one another
The dancers seem to be familiar with each other.

And they never would come down
The dancers seem so happy that they would never want to stop dancing.

Turn around and hold me
The singer is asking someone to turn around and hold them.

I'd like to see your face alone
The artist wants to see the person's face without any distraction.

I'm hoping there's someone home
The artist is hoping that someone is there for them.

Instrumental (Ac. Guitar)
The music is an instrumental break featuring an acoustic guitar.

I'd like to meet you
The singer wants to meet someone new.

Who do you see?
The artist is asking who someone is looking at.

Introduce yourself to whichever of me is nearby
The singer is telling someone to introduce themselves to whichever version of the singer is closest to them.

Close behind your eyes you're laughing at me
The singer feels like someone is laughing at them but they can't see it.

And I'm stuck with no instructions that I can see
The singer is unsure what to do because they don't have any clear instructions.

To steer by
The artist needs guidance to make decisions.

Stick around it's tricky ground
The artist advises someone to stick around because things are difficult to navigate.

Two or three people fading in and out
Several people are appearing and disappearing like a radio station that the singer is thinking about.

Like a radio station that I'm thinking about
The singer is comparing the appearance and disappearance of several people to a radio station they have been thinking about.

But I can't hear
The artist can't hear the radio station or understand the situation with the people appearing and disappearing.

Who gets breakfast? Who gets the lunch?
The artist is questioning who will be responsible for breakfast and lunch.

Who gets to be the boss of this bunch?
The artist is asking who will be in charge of the group of people.

Who will steer?
The singer is asking who will take control and steer everyone in the right direction.

Turning
The artist is turning to face someone or something.

Turning
The singer is turning again.

To see your face alone
The singer wants to see someone's face without any distraction again.

I'm hoping there's someone home
The singer is still hoping that someone is there for them.

Dream
The word 'dream' is repeated several times to emphasize its importance.

Do you dream
The artist is asking if someone dreams.

Dreaming
The singer is possibly talking about their own dream.

In my dreams
The singer is saying that in their dreams they can see a potential love that could be.

I can see I can
The artist is confident that they can see something in their dreams.

I can see a love
The artist is seeing a potential romantic relationship in their dreams.

That could be...
The artist is leaving the thought unfinished, as if wondering if it could really happen in reality.