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There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away
All the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
We're lost in a cloud
With too much rain
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly
Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
And while I can think, while I can talk
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now
Let it come true right now
Oh yeah
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away
All the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
We're lost in a cloud
With too much rain
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly
Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
And while I can think, while I can talk
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now
Let it come true right now
Oh yeah
Lyrics submitted by STREAMSTREE
Track duration: 03:12
"If I Can Dream" as written by Walter Earl Brown
Lyrics © IMAGEM U.S. LLC
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The raw emotion in this song is really powerful, sung from the heart and it shows.
At the 2010 Parkes Elvis Festival a finalist in the Elvis impersonation contest chose this song to sing - unfortunately for him he couldn't get near the vocal and emotional intensity of Elvis.
This song leaves me speechless, and watching him perform it in concerts reassures to me why I'm an Elvis fan. Thank you Elvis, for everything you've given to us through your music. You will never be forgotten, and we will remember you for eternity through your music and songs like these. thank you
' got to be birds, flying higher...'
the way Elvis raises his voice in this line is beautiful. its an inspiration. If we could all dream.
Elvis cared deeply about people and treating each other with dignity and equality, he had a few songs like this where he sings about social issues like "In the ghetto" But "If I can dream" is about the dream of everyone getting along, no fighting about stupid issies, etc. And might be a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. now that I think about it and his hope that peace was possible between people. It's a song of hope, "But as long as a man Has the strength to dreamHe can redeem his soul and fly"