Should've known, should've known Exactly what she was saying She didn't know, didn't know How much attention he was paying He was distracted by Something else that crossed his mind So she went up to him and said "What's the problem, boy?" And he said, "Sorry ma'am but I was busy" Dreaming Dreaming Dreaming Many years went by She was the girl he always wanted She never noticed his mind Was the place she always haunted She was distracted by every other guy around So he went up to her and said, "Babe, won't you be mine?" And she said, "Sorry, honey. You must be" Dreaming Dreaming Dreaming What was he supposed to do? When everyone around him never really knew Exactly what he was going through He was a victim of fantasy It took more than 'being a man' to see Just what a dreamer could do But he never knew that There he was, there he was And all the people stood before him He strummed his guitar And all the people, they screamed for him He never thought that he'd be loved for Just what he did best So when he sang, he sang about All that he'd been through And he blamed it on the fact that All he was really good at was Dreaming Dreaming Dreaming Dreaming Dreaming Dreaming He was busy Dreaming Dreaming Dreaming He was busy Dreaming