Slow Dancing in a Burning Room Lyrics

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Cover art for Slow Dancing in a Burning Room lyrics by John Mayer

So many seem confued by the "I was the one you always dreamed of, You were the one I tried to draw line."

It is pretty plain to me. I was your dream guy, and you were the picture I would draw if someone asked me what my perfect woman would be.

'I was the one you always dreamed of You were the one I tried to draw.'

From the first time I heard that line, I believed I knew exactly what he meant:

Since childhood, I've always had a recurring dream of a girl whom, when I met her in my dreams, was perfect. Not just a perfect woman, but a woman that seemed made for me. But, as dreams are, the image of her was vague. I knew exactly how she made me feel in that dream, but if someone asked me to describe her, or 'draw' her, I...

'I was the one you always dreamed of You were the one I tried to draw.'

From the first time I heard that line, I believed I knew exactly what he meant:

Since childhood, I've always had a recurring dream of a girl whom, when I met her in my dreams, was perfect. Not just a perfect woman, but a woman that seemed made for me. But, as dreams are, the image of her was vague. I knew exactly how she made me feel in that dream, but if someone asked me to describe her, or 'draw' her, I...