Billy Joel's River of Dreams

[VTFlowerGirl]

Every time I hear this I find it inspirational.

The River Of Dreams

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
From the mountains of faith
To a river so deep
I must be looking for something
Something sacred I lost
But the river is wide
And it's too hard to cross

And even though I know the river is wide
I walk down every evening and I stand on the shore
And try to cross to the opposite side
So I can finally find out what I've been looking for

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the valley of fear
To a river so deep
And I've been searching for something
Taken out of my soul
Something I would never lose
Something somebody stole

I don't know why I go walking at night
But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore
I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
Until I find what it is that I've been looking for

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the jungle of doubt
To a river so deep
I know I'm searching for something
Something so undefined
That it can only be seen
By the eyes of the blind
In the middle of the night

I'm not sure about a life after this
God knows I've never been a spiritual man
Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
That runs to the promised land
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the desert of truth
To the river so deep
We all end in the ocean
We all start in the streams
We're all carried along
By the river of dreams
In the middle of the night

****** by Billy Joel
River Of Dreams Released: 1993

[JustPeachy]

Aside from being a Paul Simon freak I also love Billy Joel's music. I've been listening to it a lot and "River of Dreams" is one of my favorite songs.

Here's another Billy Joel song---hope you don't mind. I really love the lyrics to this one.

Lullabye (Goodnight, my Angel)
B. Joel 1992

Goodnight, my angel
Time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you've been asking
me
I think you know what I've been trying to say
I promised I would never leave you
And you should always know
Wherever you may go
No matter where you are
I never will be far away

Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say
Remember all the songs you sang for me
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
And like a boat out on the ocean
I'm rocking you to sleep
The water's dark
and deep inside this ancient heart
You'll always be a part of me

Goodnight, my angel
now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me

Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabyes go on and on...
They never die
That's how you
And I
Will be

[PsyQuestor]

I listen to Billy Joel frequently. Other favorites of mine are "So it goes" and "Down Easter Alexa" which invoke alot of mental imagery for me.

I adore his music.

Tammy