Dreams Are Not My Home

Rosanne Cash · Black Cadillac [2006]

The waves are breaking on the wall

the queen of roses spreads her arms to fly, she falls

if i had wings I'd cut them down

and live without these dreams

so I could learn to love the ground



'Cause I want to live inside the world

I want to act like a real girl

I want to know I'm not alone

and that dreams are not my home



The future's like a ringing bell

the road to good intentions

wanders all the way through hell

the note that hangs in the gilded hall

the clanging of my empty rooms

yeah I could learn to love them all



'Cause I want to live inside the world

I want to act like a real girl

I want to know I'm not alone

and that dreams are not my home



The waves are breaking like they do

the spires of churches

are the last place to enjoy the view

if I had wings I'd use them now

I could follow you

and hope someone would pull me down



'Cause I want to live inside the world

I want to act like a real girl

I want to know I'm not alone

and that dream are not my

dreams are not my

dreams are not my home