In the beginning
I walked into the mist
Scared of finding something special
And losing it

I looked around for just one familiar face
I looked around, but did not hear
In this strange and frightening place
My echos
Couldn't reach a single ear

So many people there
So many faces
So much time wasted
Sitting and thinking
Of far off, imaginary places

Everyone walked around me
Like I was some mysterious ghost
Passing me by like I was in a disguise
Death with long dark robes

This English Boy I found
This guiding light
Why did he have to exist
So far from my lonely Michigan life

I thank God for that connection now
That gave me breathing life
That showed me a way
Out of the pain
And gave me the strength
To make everything all right

I thank God I held on long enough
Long enough to find
Someone who could heal me
And hold me up
While I was going
Through such an impossible time

And across all the oceans
The mountains, the good times
The lakes
The highways, the hard times
The city streets

Across everything that tells me
That I'll never succeed
Through all the pain I've suffered
There's been that strength, that need

That part of me that never regrets
Enjoying those moments
I'll never forget
Through all the frusteration
Distraction, confusion
Nightmares, illusions
Through all the people that told me
It's a silly thing need
All I can say
Is that for today
I've got to have a dream