Did I see you down
  in a young girl's town
  With your mother in so much pain?
  I was almost there
  at the top of the stairs
  With her screamin' in the rain.
    Did she wake you up
  to tell you that
  It was only a change of plan?
  Dream up, dream up,
  let me fill your cup
  With the promise of a man.
    Did I see you walking with the boys
  Though it was not hand in hand?
  And was some black face
  in a lonely place
  When you could understand?
    Did she wake you up
  to tell you that
  It was only a change of plan?
  Dream up, dream up,
  let me fill your cup
  With the promise of a man.
    Will I see you give
  more than I can take?
  Will I only harvest some?
  As the days fly past
  will we lose our grasp
  Or fuse it in the sun?
    Did she wake you up
  to tell you that
  It was only a change of plan?
  Dream up, dream up,
  let me fill your cup
  With the promise of a man.