Little Dreamer Lyrics

Lyric discussion by whatsupquiqui 

Cover art for Little Dreamer lyrics by Van Halen

This is the most special Van Halen song to me. This song will always be in my heart, and I'm gonna get tattooed "Little Dreamer"

This song means A LOT to me because it reminds me of my dreams, that I'm headed for the skies, I'm young and bold, what I want to achieve, and it is something that I kinda forget very often. I really feel I am a little dreamer, and I don't care if they really didn't take much time writing it back in the 70's. It really means a lot to me this song. I must believe in myself whether other do or not. It is just something I cannot explain with words.

My Interpretation

This may be my favorite VH song, but I don't think I'd want Little Dreamer tattooed on me given what the song means. It's about someone who, despite dreams and potential, never amounted to much. The song is only partly about people dismissing someone's dreams. It's also about how that negative hunch they had about the person turned out to be true.

"Weren't they amazed when you were Really last (Oooh) You are the little dreamer (Oooh) You were the little dreamer, yeah, yeah"

The central character only thought he/she was headed for the skies. But that's...