What's up with my heart when it skips a beat? (Skips a beat)
Can't feel no pavement right under my feet (under my feet)

Up in my lonely room
When I'm dreamin' of you
Oh, what can I do?
I still need you, but
I don't want you now

When I'm down and my hands are tied (hands are tied)
I cannot reach a pen for me to draw the line (draw the line)
From this pain, I just can't disguise (can't disguise)
It's gonna hurt, but I'll have to say goodbye (say goodbye)

Up in my lonely room
When I'm dreamin' of you
Oh, what can I do?
I still need you, but
I don't want you now

Oh yeah

Up in my lonely room
When I'm dreamin' of you
Oh, what can I do?
I still need you, but
I don't want you now


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Dreaming Of You Lyrics as written by James Skelly

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  • +2
    General Comment

    I'm fairly sure It's about heroin.

    And It wasn't written by Pete Doherty.

    SMCon August 19, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    Indeed, it could very well be about love, or it could just as easily be about heroin.

    What makes your heart skip a beat? Heroin and Love. What makes you feel as if flying? Heroin and Love.

    Unlike booze, heroin is usually taken in a room alone. Hence the lonely room reminding him of heroin, and the 2nd verse clearly shows a person suffering from withdrawal.

    All up to you to decide.

    tyrockon September 09, 2008   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    Well this has always been one of my favourite songs but I'd say it is pretty certainly about heroin and not about a girl, although I think it has been deliberately written to be ambigious enough to sound to the casual listener like it might be about love of a person.

    twelvevoltson May 21, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    this song makes we want to dance...

    sOCS479on October 20, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    The meaning of this song?

    This song is about heroin addiction...

    Ziuuon August 12, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This song has got me through some tough times. i looooove it!

    JJazzyon May 13, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    classic!

    MocoManon August 30, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Whoa, this song is amazing! Can anybody tell me if theres an album out, and if so, is it worth getting?

    propheton September 27, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    indeed, it is amazing...they've got an album out self entitles i think..ether that or the names reeeeally tiny somwhere, trhe album rocks, dreaming of you and spanish main are well good songs

    samwoodall185on September 29, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    I've got the album it's excellent. Gonna try and get a ticket to their Liverpool gig next week. Dunno what the song's about though.

    mistersheepon October 10, 2002   Link

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