A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS

She ran out of the hall

And threw her home work on the floor

And this time, she swore to herself

She won´t be coming back no more

She nearly rushed upon me

As I passed her by

And I could see her desperation

And the fear in her eyes



BRIDGE:

So I took her in my arms and gently touched her face

And she grew strong and said she may have lost this race



CHORUS:

But she will never break down

She will never lose her head

No, she won´t do that favour to her dad

Just a little girl at the age of seventeen

With blisters on her body

And a pocketful of dreams



I met him by the playground

Where we used to go

But he wasn´t quiet the guy

That I used to know

He told me ´bout his family

Four hungry mouths to feed

And without a job to do

There ain´t no way to make ends meet



BRIDGE:

Two little boys devisin´ plans, well, those days may be gone

But I know no one can keep this guy from goin´ on



CHORUS:

No, he will never break down

He will never lose his head

No, he won´t do that favour to his dad

Beggin´ for a dime is not as foolish as it seems

For a man with growin´ weakness

And a pocketful of dreams



I don´t even remember, back in 1975

To me the day he left

Was just another day in life

Mom never seemed to care about

Him coming home too late

But tears were in her eyes

When she turned to me and said



BRIDGE:

?Boy, your daddy´s left forever, he may be far away and gone

But no one ever keeps your mom from growin´ strong



CHORUS:

And she will never break down

She will never lose her head

No, she won´t do that favour to your dad

And one day she will see

Those days are better than they seem

He left me with a broken heart

And a pocketful of dreams?



CHORUS:

No, she will never break down

She will never lose her head

No, she won´t do that favour to my dad

And one day she will see

Those days are better than they seem

He left her with a broken heart

And a pocketful of dreams?