I Dreamed A Dream

Fantine
There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting

There was a time when love was blind
and the world a song
and the song was exciting

There was a time I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high
and life worth living
i dreamed that love love would never die
i dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then i was young and unafraid
and dreams were made and used and wasted
Theres was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung
No wine untasted
but the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
as they tear your hope apart

And they turn your dream to shame
he slept a summer by my side
he filled my days with endless wonder

he took my childhood in his stride
but he was gone when autumn came
and still i dream he'll come to me

That we'll live the years together
but there are dreams that cannot be
and there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be
so different from this hell i'm living
so different now from what it seemed
now life has killed
That dream i dreamed.