Everybody Has A Dream Lyrics
Billy Joel
Lyrics
While in these days of quiet desperation
As I wander through the world in which I live
I search everywhere for some new inspiration
But it's more than cold reality can give
If I need a cause for celebration
Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind
I rely on my imagination
And I dream of an imaginary time
I know that everybody has a dream
Everybody has a dream
And this is my dream, my own
Just to be at home
And to be all alone... with you
If I believe in all the words I'm saying
And if a word from you can bring a better day
Then all I have are these games that I've been playing
To keep my hope from crumbling away
So let me lie and let me go on sleeping
And I will lose myself in palaces of sand
And all the fantasies that I have been keeping
Will make the empty hours easier to stand
I know that everybody has a dream
Everybody has a dream
And this is my dream, my own
Just to be at home
And to be all alone... with you
Song & Lyrics Facts
Billy Joel's Everybody Has a Dream was released in 1983 on his album An Innocent Man. The song was written by Billy Joel and produced by Phil Ramone.
It features backing vocals from Liberty DeVitto, Doug Stegmeyer, Russell Javors and David Brown, as well as instrumentation from the band including Richie Cannata, Steve Khan and Russ Kunkel. The lyrics of Everybody Has a Dream reflect upon the power of dreams and how they can give people hope for the future. In it, Joel encourages listeners to keep their dreams alive and never lose sight of them no matter what life throws at them.