The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I would be you, you would be me
We would be one, we would be just fine
The ice caps wouldn't be melting and neither would I
Hmm
I would just drive my big old car
And everything would be alright
And energy would just fall down right from the sky, yeah
Words would fly right from out of my mind,
Out of my mind into your heart, into your life
And everything would sound just right,
And no one would stop me from drinking my wine
That's my dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
It's more than a dream
Dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
And I wanna live in my dream, (dream)
For the real world just don't feel right, ey
I wouldn't spend my days searching for, searching for lost time,
Yeah (oh oh, dream)
I wouldn't be so damn sensitive, I'd let things go by
No matter what the weather, I'd learn to change,
I'd change with the time, yeah
And every time I need a woman, she'd appear right by me
She hold me tight, treat me right, and tell me
That everything is gonna be,
Is gonna be alright, alright
That's my dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
I would tell Vango
That he was loved, there's no need to cry
Hmm
I would say Marvin Gay your father
Didn't want you to die
(Dream) There would be no black and white
The world would just treat my wife right
Yeah baby (dream)
We could down in Mississippi and no one
Would look at us trice ey
That's my dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
It's more than a dream
Dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
And I wanna live in the dream
Let's dream, let's dream
Dream on, dream on
Dream on, dream on
Let's dream (dream) let's dream
Let's dream, let's dream
Dream on
Dream on
Let's dream (dream)
Let's dream
(Dream on)
Let's dream
Dream on babe
(Dream) oh
Dream on, dream on yeah yeah yeah (dream)
We would be one, we would be just fine
The ice caps wouldn't be melting and neither would I
Hmm
I would just drive my big old car
And everything would be alright
And energy would just fall down right from the sky, yeah
Words would fly right from out of my mind,
Out of my mind into your heart, into your life
And everything would sound just right,
And no one would stop me from drinking my wine
That's my dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
It's more than a dream
Dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
And I wanna live in my dream, (dream)
For the real world just don't feel right, ey
I wouldn't spend my days searching for, searching for lost time,
Yeah (oh oh, dream)
I wouldn't be so damn sensitive, I'd let things go by
No matter what the weather, I'd learn to change,
I'd change with the time, yeah
And every time I need a woman, she'd appear right by me
She hold me tight, treat me right, and tell me
That everything is gonna be,
Is gonna be alright, alright
That's my dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
I would tell Vango
That he was loved, there's no need to cry
Hmm
I would say Marvin Gay your father
Didn't want you to die
(Dream) There would be no black and white
The world would just treat my wife right
Yeah baby (dream)
We could down in Mississippi and no one
Would look at us trice ey
That's my dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
It's more than a dream
Dreamworld
That's my dreamworld
And I wanna live in the dream
Let's dream, let's dream
Dream on, dream on
Dream on, dream on
Let's dream (dream) let's dream
Let's dream, let's dream
Dream on
Dream on
Let's dream (dream)
Let's dream
(Dream on)
Let's dream
Dream on babe
(Dream) oh
Dream on, dream on yeah yeah yeah (dream)
Lyrics submitted by stilldirrtyja
Dreamworld Lyrics as written by Paula Patton James D. Gass
Lyrics © Regard Music, Universal Music Publishing Group
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I'm surprised no one has commented. I love this song, becuase he describes a world that I wish I lived in.The end of the song kind of has a feel that these are the things people should hope for, and in fact they are attainable if we all keep dreaming.