Lyrics of 'Dreaming Out Loud' by John Orr Franklin

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now
Thus much let me avow
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day
In a vision, or in none
Is it therefore the less gone
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand
How few, yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep
While I weep while I weep!
Oh, God, can I not grasp
Them with a more

For the first time in years I can feel
For the first time I’ve come around
And I can breathe the air

I’m dreaming out loud
For the first time I’ve opened my eyes
Sometimes the bottle
Can drown out the dream
I’m dreaming out loud
Straight through the clouds and the skies

With a kiss, grace falls at your feet

So many memories
They seemed to have vanished in the haze
I know you’ll grow

I’m dreaming out loud
For the first time I’ve opened my eyes
Close the door
And turn the key

I’m dreaming out loud
There’s so much of life to give