The Better to Dream of You Lyrics

by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mary Chapin Carpenter The Better to Dream of You Lyrics

Intro:
Every heart has got a story 'bout love holding out a lure
Baby, when you've been that lonely, you just want a cure
Fool you once, you are forgiven; fool you twice, you're just a fool
You fear the future's all been written by the past, and what didn't last
All the better to dream of you, the better to be this side of heaven
Believing again when a dream comes true, the better to dream of you
Every story's got a chapter; that chapter will be defined
By what's before and what comes after; this one is mine
Everything that came before us wore me out and weighed me down
You raised me up like a gospel chorus, rock steady on solid ground
The better to dream of you, the better to be this side of heaven
Believing again some dreams come true, the better to dream of you
Like an old time tent revival, I felt my heart come back alive
No preacher baby, no bible, just this love to testify
(guitar solo, same chords as one chorus)
Oh, the better to dream of you, the better to be this side of heaven
Believing again some dreams come true, the better to dream of you
The better to dream of you, yeah, stranger things they might have happened
Believing again that dreams come true, the better to dream of you
The better to dream of you, the better to be this side of heaven
Believing again some dreams come true, the better to dream of you
(fade)

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