Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Babies If I Didn't Have You lyrics

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I had a dream last night

That gave my heart a fright

I dreamt that someone had come and taken you

From me

When I woke in the morning light

My dream had been wrong

And these words were like a sweet song

To me

"Mama, the small hand's at eight

Get up or I'll be late

Please fix me something sweet and good

To eat now

For that bell in the yard won't wait

And neither does time"

These words rang like a sad rhyme

To me

With my eyes barely open

I pulled myself out of my warm bed

The night before had been a long one

And I could hardly hold up my head

But the sun always rises

And night fades away

Once more I'm grateful

To see a new day

Whether it's right or wrong

You keep my head screwed on

You are reality and fantasy all in one

You're my reason for going on

And I don't know what I'd do

Babies if I didn't have you