Talking Heads - Dream Operator

From the Talking Heads seventh album True Stories, this is track 7 from that album back in 1986. Dedicated to those who make the best of things despite living without much except dreams left to live for. Lyrics below; When you were little You dreamed you were big You must have been something A real tiny kid You wish you were me I wish I was you Now don’t you wake up The dream will come true Every dream has a name And names tell your story This song is your dream You’re the dream operator It’s bigger than life You know it’s all me My face is a book But it’s not what it seems Three angels above The whole human race They dream us to life They dream me a face And every dream tells it all And this dream is your story You dreamed me a heart You’re the dream operator Shake-it-up dream Hi-di-ho dream Fix-it-up dream Look at me dream I’ve been waiting so long Now I a
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