A Dream Within a Dream

The road stretches on from unknown destination Across open streams Through fields of carnations It enters a city, a building It stretches ahead It stops at the feet The feet of his bed He's aware of a small inclination A dream in a dream He pays no attention Oranges hover and faces all over he knows Is how the dream goes Caught within a dream within a dream A man within a man Caught within a thought within a thought An ocean so deep He will drown in his sleep Ths winds whistles lower and the windows are yielding The telephone rings in the opposite building A voice with a likable, unrecognizable air It runs in the walls It isn't quite there He's aware of a change in the weather A dream in a dream He'll think of it later A wonderful melody line that he couldn't quite get He couldn't remember He'd never forget Caught within a dream within a dream A man within a man Caught within a thought within a thought An ocean so deep He will drown his sleep