We Talk in Dreams

Annie only laughs in dreams
When the breeze is in the poplar trees
And the sunlight gleams
On the water out on Georgian Bay
Kids are building castles on a summer's day
And when I see you laugh that way
I know just what it means
But I can't hear the words you say
Even when we talk in dreams

Gerry's in the basement still
Scraping the old paint off the windowsill
Stopping for a glass of beer
Telling the old stories
And the meaning is so clear
And I can see your shadow fall
Across those wooden beams
But I can't hear your voice at all
Even when we talk in dreams

Times we spent out on the Bay
Just like the breeze they blew away
That birdhouse made of old scrap wood
Nothing left where it once stood
Memories like children grow
Memories like sunsets glow
Time will tell on all our schemes
Now we only laugh in dreams
Now we only laugh in dreams...

Morning came again today
Chasing all the visions of the night away
The sky was black and thick with rain
Now the mist is rising
And the world is new again
And as I watch those children play
They're acting out the same old themes
These are words we never seem to say
Even when we talk in dreams