The last time I saw him
He was lying in the sunshine
Saying “How are things in Heaven?”
To the birds up in the air
He said “All my rhyme and ramblings
Fall on deaf ears in this world
But it’s all clear indigo blue up there
And I’ll come back in Springtime
When the wind is blowing easy
When the pure light is shining in your hair
And we’ll walk down Liberty Avenue
Right down Liberty Avenue
Right down Liberty Avenue
Has anybody here see The Dreamer?
I left him here just yesterday
Ashes in the wind, waving to a friend
Living to believe he could wake the morning
The morning of The Dreamer
For the freedom of the slave
To be her own redeemer
And dare to leave the cave
In the emerald shallows
His arms will enfold you
Your dreams, your tears
Your love and bravery
And as we walk down Liberty Avenue
Right down Liberty Avenue
Right down Liberty Avenue
On the morning of The Dreamer
For the freedom of the slave
To be your own redeemer
And dare to leave the cave
And as a parting gift he gave me
These songs of glories that have been
A thousand more since Jesus Christ
As if we remember them
Has anybody here see The Dreamer?
I left him here just yesterday
Ashes in the wind, waving to a friend
Living to believe he could wake the morning
The morning of The Dreamer
For the freedom of the slave
To be her own redeemer
And dare to leave the cave
- Written by Jimmy MacCarthy
Jimmy MacCarthy 