Lyrics to
These Dreams

This version of These Dreams was released by Jim Croce in 1973.

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Once we were lovers
But some how things have changed
Now we’re just lonely people tryin’ to forget eachother’s names
Now we’re just lonely people tryin’ to forget eachother’s names

What came between us?
Maybe we were just too young to know
But now and then I feel the same
And sometimes at night I think I hear you callin’ my name
Mmm hmm hmm these dreams
They keep me goin’ these days

Once we were lovers
But that was long ago
We lived together then
And now we do not even say hello
We lived together then
And now we do not even say hello

What came between us?
Maybe we were just too young to know
But now and then I feel the same
And sometimes at night I think I hear you callin’ my name
Mmm hmm hmm these dreams
They keep me goin’ these days

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About Lyrics and These Dreams by Jim Croce

The lyrics for These Dreams are defined as the words making up the song released by Jim Croce in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to These Dreams have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Jim Croce and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to These Dreams by Jim Croce if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to These Dreams" means the words set to the music of These Dreams, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jim Croce. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to These Dreams and the lyrics to These Dreams are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jim Croce who came here looking just for the lyrics to These Dreams, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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