The River Of Dreams
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
From the mountains of faith
To the 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 through I know the river is wide
I walk down every evening and stand on the shore
I try to cross to the opposite side
So I can finally find 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
I'm a searcher for something
Taken out of my soul
Something I'd never lose
Something somebody stole
I don't know why I go walking at night
But now I'm tired and I don't wanna walk anymore
Hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
Until I find what it is I've been looking for
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the jungle of doubt
To the 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 is running to the promised land
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Though 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
~ Billy Joel
i love this song.
ReplyDeleteThoughtful and very beautiful song.i played this song once ,twice,thrice and so many times .i realized the meaning of each and every word..
everyone can relate this song to their life..
Insurmountable indeed are the desert of truth, the jungle of doubt, the valley of fear and the mountains of faith. But I am certain that they can be crossed provided we are fully aware of the dangers lurking around us, we do not commit the same mistakes repeatedly,we take help from the persons who have crossed the river earlier and are now guiding stars. Finally we must have the permission of the fellow who is the owner of the vast tracts of land on the other side. Unless we call out to Him with devotion, love and surrender, he does not permit us. And I feel he starts running to hold our hand when we call Him out. But then fearful of losing what we have got on this side, we ask Him to retrace his steps. And it goes on and on and on. One step forward and two backwards. And it becomes insurmountable.
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