Analysis of Bill and the Dreamers

Bill And The Dreamers
by Bobby Lynn Long

He was known to some men as a dreamer, 'tho some used other names ‐
They could not see his soul ran free, he sought not wealth or fame ‐

And while others would dream common dreams, of wealth, a house, or car ‐
This man, he dreamed of larger things, such as reaching for the stars ‐

And others watched as he chased his dreams to far and distant lands ‐
They knew not what it was that drove him on, they could not understand ‐

That he was born a dreamer, and there's too few of them around ‐
While others watch as their dreams die, it's the dreamer who'll build the towns ‐

It's the dreamer who landed upon the moon, the dreamer who wins the race ‐
The dreamer who discovers miracles, and the dreamer who'll see God's face ‐

And maybe he will find it,
this dream he seeks to find ‐
But even if he does not,
The world is better for his kind ‐

Because without dreamers, there would be no dreams,
no heroes brave and bold ‐
And we might still think the world is flat, without the dreamer and his soul ‐

So, this is for you dreamers, the one's today and the one's long gone ‐
Thanks so much for all your dreams, because it's the singer, not the song ‐

And it's also for my brother Bill, who taught me what it is to dream ‐
And that much of life is fantasy, and never what it seems ‐

And it's for the ones who gave up on their dreams, in hope, that they will see ‐
Dreams can come true, they sometimes do, but first you must believe ‐