The Nightmare

THE NIGHTMARE

Verse 1

I woke up the other night

and sat straight up in bed,

crying from a nightmare

that still runs through my head.

I dreamed we were living

in a house I’d never seen,

and the truck I drove to work each day

was a funny shade of green.

Verse 2

In my dream I came home early,

pulled into the drive,

and saw that you and all the kids

had packed up and left my life.

I tried to speak, but nothing came—

no breath, no sound, no clue,

and that’s when I thanked the Lord

nightmares don’t come true.

Chorus

I’m sure thankful dreams don’t come true,

’cause if they did, I don’t know what I’d do.

I can’t shake this feeling

that I’m losing you.

So tonight I thank the Lord

that dreams don’t come true.

Verse 3

As I tossed and turned that night,

I saw ten years down the road.

You still looked the same to me,

but I had grown old.

You were living with someone else,

my boys were growing tall.

Ten years of memories,

and I had missed them all.

Verse 4

My son held up an old photograph—

a picture of me back when

you used to make me laugh.

He looked at you and whispered,

“Mom… who’s that?”

And that’s the moment

my whole world cracked.

Chorus

I’m sure thankful dreams don’t come true,

’cause if they did, I don’t know what I’d do.

I can’t shake this feeling

that I’m losing you.

So tonight I thank the Lord

that dreams don’t come true.

Outro

Yeah, I’m thankful dreams don’t come true,

’cause if they did, what would I do?

I can’t shake this feeling

that I’m losing you.

Tonight I thank the Lord

dreams don’t come true.