Dream Baby Dream

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Heard this song while driving around listening to E-Street Radio the other day. I remember hearing that Bruce dedicated it to his Mom after his Dad had died. When I saw him sing it live on the Devils & Dust Tour the words - I just wanna' see you smile...hit me hard. I know it's repetitive when written down, but when you hear the lines, over and over and over and say them to yourself as a bit of a chant. It's powerful. And a son singing that to his Mom. Beautiful. I just wanna' see you smile.


Dream baby dream
Keep on dreaming
Come on baby, dream baby dream
Keep on dreaming
Come on darling, dream baby dream
Dream baby dream
Keep on dreaming
Come on darling, dream baby dream

Keep the light burning
Come on, keep the fire burning
Open up your heart
Come on, open up your heart
Dream baby Dream
Come on baby, keep on dreaming
Keep on dreaming

I just wanna see you smile
I wanna see you smile
I just wanna see you smile
Come on and dream baby dream
Come on darling, keep on dreaming
Yeah dream baby dream
Come on baby, keep on dreaming

Dry your eyes
Come on darling, dry your eyes
Keep the fire burning
Come on, keep the fire burning
Come on
Come on baby, dream baby dream
I wanna see your smile
I just wanna see your smile
I wanna see your smile
I just wanna see your smile

Come on and dream baby dream
Come on darling, keep on dreaming
Open up your eyes
Come on baby, keep on dreaming
Open up your heart
Come on, open up your heart
Let me see you smile
I just wanna see you smile
I wanna see you smile
I just wanna see you smile

Baby, dry your eyes
Come on baby, dry your eyes
And just keep on dreaming
Come on baby, dream baby dream
Girl, dream baby dream
Come on darling, keep on burning
Yeah keep on burning
Come on, open up your heart
Come on and dream baby dream
Come on baby, dream baby dream

Yeah open up your heart
I just wanna see you smile
I wanna see you smile
I just wanna see you smile
Come on and dream baby dream
Come on darling, dream baby dream
Open up your heart
Come on, keep the fire burning
Keep the fire burning
Come on baby, dream baby dream
Yeah keep on dreaming
Come on darling, dry your eyes
Come on and dry your eyes
I just wanna see you smile
I wanna see you smile
I just wanna see you smile
I wanna see you smile

Come on darling, dream baby dream
Come on, keep on dreaming
I just wanna see you smile
I wanna see you smile
I just wanna see you smile
Come on, dream baby dream
I just wanna see you smile
Come on, dream baby dream
I just wanna see you smile
I just wanna see you smile
I just wanna see you smile
Yeah, I'm gonna see you smile
Come on baby, dream baby dream


More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/dream_baby_dream_lyrics_bruce_springsteen.html
All about Bruce Springsteen: http://www.musictory.com/music/Bruce+Springsteen

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