Afraid to Dream - Josephine Baker

Here we are, two silhouettes in the blue

Here we are, bidding the stardust adieu

Soon you’ll be lost in the glory of dreams

Yet, my lovely one, strange as it seems

I’m afraid to dream

Afraid that you may not be there

Afraid to dream without you it would seem so bare

With open arms I call to you, I want you, dear

Just as I reach for you why do you disappear?

Afraid to dream

I’ll see you there with someone new

Afraid to find another one caressing you

Although you promised me that this could never be

It’s the thought of losing you that makes me so

Afraid to dream

I’m afraid to dream

Afraid that you may not be there

Afraid to dream without you it would seem so bare

With open arms I call to you, I want you, dear

Just as I reach for you why do you disappear?

Afraid to dream

I’ll see you there with someone new

Afraid to find another one caressing you

Although you promised me that this could never be

It’s the thought of losing you that makes me so