I woke last night
I was restless
There was darkness
There was silence
On the waters

Somewhere in the distance
I could hear applause, applause
When the lights came out
I was closing the Garden, Madison Square!

Oh, the dream goes on!
Oh, the dream goes on!
Oh, the dream goes on!
And on, and on!

If i had no dreams
I could cling to
I' be cold
I'd be lifeless
Just like the moon

Doomed
To existence
In another's reflection
Trapped like a rat
In a mental cocoon
In a vacuum!

But the dream goes on!
Oh, the dream goes on!
Oh, the dream goes on!
And on, and on!