The Dreamer

Hi & happy new year 2011! I love this song & don't see this up on youtube. I feel it needs to be shared, I'm just a fan no copyright infringement intended. I own nothing. Hope you enjoy the lyrics are below & happy dreaming!

"The Dreamer" by John McDermott

Now some people call me a dreamer
As if dreamer is a dirty word
They say I sing a song that few still believe in
And that fewer still have even heard
Say I'm living in a time that is over
And not in the real world of today
That we need more doers and less dreamers
And that folks like me just get in the way.

I dream of a world without hunger
I dream of a world without war
Where we live at peace on this earth together
Where the air tastes sweet and the rivers are run clear.
Dream it first, and it will happen
But if you don't believe that it can
Leave me to my dreaming
Cause I'm happy just where I am.

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE

Say I'm living in a time that is over
And not in the real world of today
That we need more doers and less dreamers
And that folks like me just get in the way.

I dream of a world without hunger
I dream of a world without war
Where we live at peace on this earth together
Where the air tastes sweet and the rivers are run clear.
Dream it first, and it will happen
But if you don't believe that it can
Leave me to my dreaming
Cause I'm happy just where I am.

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[Birdbozo]

I too am a big fan of this song and your reason for posting is most valid.

I have oneMINOR 'nit' to pick with the lyrics however. The words 'less dreamers' is gramatically incorrect. Whenever there is a plural noun (i.e. two or more), the correct comparative adjective is 'fewer'. Even though it has two syllables (where 'less' has just one), it could easily be pronounced 'fure' (rhymes with 'pure') to correct the error.

[Lawrence047]

John really is one of the best.The lyrics in this song remind me of John Lennon's Imagine.