Every time when I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got the dues in life to pay
I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody sin
You got to lose to know how to win
Half my life's in books, written pages
Live and learn from fools and from sages
You know it's true, oh
All the things come back to you
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Yeah, sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until your dreams come true
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until your dream come through
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream on, ah!
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Steven Tyler wrote this when he was 14 years old to impress hi classical pianist father. It's a song about being persistent dreaming until they come in.
In November 2023, Dream On surpassed One Billion streams on Spotify.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song at number 172 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All time. It was moved to number 173 in 2010, and re-ranked at number 199 in 2021.
