I'm dreaming of sleeping next to you
I'm feeling like a lost little boy in a brand new town
I'm counting my sheep and
each one that passes is another dream to ashes and they all fall down.

As I lay me down tonight,
I close my eyes and what a beautiful sight

I'm sleeping to dream about you
I'm so tired of having to live without you
But I don't mind
I'm sleeping to dream about you and I'm so tired

I found myself in the riches your eyes, your lips, your hair
Well you were everywhere
But I woke up in the ditches. I hit the light and I thought you might be here
but you were nowhere. You were nowhere at home.

As I lay me back to sleep
Lord I pray that I can keep

Sleeping to dream about you
I'm so tired of having to live without you
But I don't mind
I'm sleeping to dream about you and I'm so tired

It's just a little a lullaby to keep myself from crying myself to sleep at night

Sleeping to dream about you
I'm so tired of having to live without you
But I don't mind
Sleeping to dream about you and I'm so tired



Lyrics submitted by rayro211

Track duration: 04:13

"Sleeping to Dream" as written by Peter F Stuart, Jason Mraz

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:Love this song. Catchy chorus. Waiting for somebody....
    Flag xmakesherflyxon April 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think you are all wrong. Fiona is angry that she let someone get to her that way, and everything he took from her, and she hates him because he deceived her, so she's letting him know what's up and telling him she knows he's fake, and to just get out of her way.
    Flag BittersweetLieson January 31, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song is so romantic. It's about a long distance relationship and how much he wants that special someone to be with him, sleeping right by his side. I just saw him live last night and it was amazing. He's a truly talented musician and his voice is magic.
    Flag folkstorieson August 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I bawled to this song when I heard it. I love how many people can relate to this song--the comments on here really got me emotional...his music is gold.
    Anyway...this song reminds me of Marc Anthony's "When I Dream At Night" --similiar message. I think that Mraz is stating that he's waiting for his dreamlover to come and that sometimes the dreams are so good he wants to believe they are real so he wakes up...realizing it's not as good as he thought (hence the 'ditch') and he goes back to bed...probably in hopes he can find 'her' again.

    I found myself in the riches
    (Your eyes, your lips, your hair.)
    Well you were everywhere
    But I woke up in the ditches.

    ...the fact that his lover's eyes, lips, & hair (the natural beauty of a woman) are his riches = sentimental and honest. This song is quite vunerable...and I think it'll remain a favorite song while I am also searching for my dream man :(
    Flag Lingeringreverieon September 22, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this **is my freshman year of highschool. Very nice, PIGGmalion. aww.. either way, to me this is about feeling in love and wanting to be able to just fall asleep with someone but not being able to, because you're too young to stay over n'stuff. :P
    Flag andthetruthcomesouton August 05, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:ahh i love all his musi! so softly beautifuly in lvoeee naww.
    Flag lxygrlon July 10, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:yea I've always thought this song was about someone who's been broken up and knows that the only place they can see that person in their dreams so they look forward to sleeping as often as they can because they want to escape the reality that they're not really there.

    woo run on sentence?
    Flag mnemonicrhymeon June 09, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Well to answer a previous comment, the back up singer is Toca Rivera. Jason mentions him tons on his live CD and everywhere else, he also plays a special type of drum, the name escapes me.

    I think a lot of people are saying this song reminds them of a long distance relationship. I can believe it but, for me it reminds me of an ex gf that I would love to be with but, just cant. In your dreams you can dream of being together but everytime your awake you are forced to live life without them. "Im so tired of having to live without you." It means in our dreams is that place we can go and forget the facts that you are not with the one you love. Thats just me
    Flag rkchapmanon March 28, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i love this song. it is so sweet. it reminds me of a relationship where he loves the girl but for that minute in time he cant be with her. so he cant wait to sleep just to think of her because thats as close as he will get right now. jason mraz is amazing.
    Flag aplgal07on March 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Oh marching grobanite, I so agree with you, cos that's exactly my interpretation when I first heard this song!

    I'm sleeping to dream about you
    I'm so tired of having to live without you

    Where are you?
    Flag spinningfreeon March 08, 2007   Link

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